Mexico
Another co-host, Mexico have consistently reached the Round of 16 in every World Cup they've entered since 1994 — a remarkable consistency that the nation both celebrates and finds maddening. Breaking the 'Quinto Partido' (fifth game) curse is the obsession. Home support at Azteca and Estadio Akron will be fanatical.
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Tactical Blueprint
A compact 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 defending deep with rapid counter-attacks. Giménez is their most potent goal threat with pace and clinical finishing; Lozano provides width and individual brilliance from wide positions.
Key Personnel
Edson Álvarez
Player · Fenerbahçe
Santiago Giménez
Player · Milan
Guillermo Ochoa
Player · AEL Limassol
★ Tournament Lore
Mexico have reached the Round of 16 in seven consecutive World Cups from 1994–2022.
El Tri beat the USA 6-0 in a 1998 friendly — a result that reshaped North American football rivalry.
Santiago Giménez is among the Eredivisie's most prolific scorers by any Mexican in Dutch football history.
