MEXICO
The
Team
| NAME |
POSITION
|
AGE
|
CLUB |
| |
|
|
|
| Jorge Campos |
GK
|
31
|
Galaxy |
| Adolfo Rios |
GK
|
30
|
Veracruz |
| Oswaldo Sanchez |
GK
|
24
|
America |
| |
|
|
|
| Pavel Pardo |
D
|
21
|
Atlas |
| Claudio Suarez |
D
|
28
|
Guadalajara |
| Duilio Davino |
D
|
21
|
America |
| Joel Sanchez |
D
|
23
|
Guadalajara |
| Francisco de Anda |
D
|
26
|
Santos Laguna |
| Joaquin del Olmo |
D
|
28
|
Necaxa |
| |
|
|
|
| Ramon Ramirez |
M
|
23
|
Guadalajara |
| Nicolas Ramirez |
M
|
27
|
Santos Laguna |
| Alberto Coyote |
M
|
30
|
Guadalajara |
| Marcelino Bernal |
M
|
35
|
Monterrey |
| Alberto Garcia Aspe |
M
|
30
|
America |
| Benjamin Galindo |
M
|
37
|
Cruz Azul |
| |
|
|
|
| Luis Garcia |
F
|
28
|
Atlante |
| Luis Hernandez |
F
|
28
|
Boca Juniors |
| Luis Alves "Zague" |
F
|
30
|
America |
| Jose Manuel Abundis |
F
|
24
|
Toluca |
| Carlos Hermosillo |
F
|
33
|
Cruz Azul |
| Ricardo Palaez |
F
|
33
|
America |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco |
F
|
24
|
Necaxa |
The
Coach
MANUEL LAPUENTE has taken
charge of the Mexican national team for the second time and will be looking
for an improvement on their second round performance in USA '94.
Lapuente, 53, took over from Bora Milutinovic who was sacked following
a string of disappointing performances, even though he guided Mexico into
the finals. Before that, the portly Lapuente was coaching Mexico
City-based Necaxa. He has had success at domestic level, having won
the Mexican title four times with Necaxa and Puebla, but only had minimal
success in his first spell as Mexico boss in 1992, lasting just 12 months
in the job.
How
They Qualified
Concacaf
Final Round
| Mexico - Canada |
4 - 0
|
| Costa Rica - Mexico |
0 - 0
|
| Mexico - Jamaica |
6 - 0
|
| United States - Mexico |
2 - 2
|
| Mexico - El Salvador |
5 - 0
|
| Canada - Mexico |
2 - 2
|
| Mexico - El Salvador |
1 - 0
|
| Mexico - United States |
0 - 0
|
| Mexico - Costa Rica |
3 - 3
|
| Jamaica - Mexico |
0 - 0
|
Final
Table
|
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
| Mexico |
10
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
23
|
7
|
18
|
| United States |
10
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
17
|
9
|
17
|
| Jamaica |
10
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
12
|
14
|
| Costa Rica |
10
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
| El Salvador |
10
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
16
|
10
|
| Canada |
10
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
20
|
6
|
World
Cup Record
|
1930
|
1st Round
|
|
1950
|
1st Round
|
|
1954
|
1st Round
|
|
1958
|
1st Round
|
|
1962
|
1st Round
|
|
1966
|
1st Round
|
|
1970
|
Quarter-finals
|
|
1978
|
1st Round
|
|
1986
|
Quarter-finals
|
|
1994
|
2nd Round
|