This is the group of Mexico in the World Cup in Qatar 2022 1:55
(CNN Spanish) --
Mexico will play the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in November. The Mexican team will be located in group C along with Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.
His debut will be against the Polish national team on Tuesday, November 22;
they are followed by matches against Argentina (November 26) and Saudi Arabia (November 30).
This is how the Qatar World Cup groups are: classified countries, matches and dates
Qatar 2022 will be the 17th World Cup in the history of Mexico's senior men's team, according to data from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
In the 16 World Cups that it has already played, the Mexican team has gone through widely remembered moments: from spectacular goals and last-minute annotations, to triumphs that seemed improbable and qualifying for the decisive rounds.
This is how Mexico will arrive at the Qatar 2022 World Cup: look at the team, the preparation, previous competitions
Below, we present seven games that have remained in the historical memory of Mexican national team soccer.
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The 7 historic games of Mexico in the World Cup
1. Mexico vs.
France, July 13, 1930
The Mexican team played in the first World Cup in FIFA history, which took place in Uruguay in 1930.
His debut match was on July 13 of that year, at the Parque Pocitos stadium.
Although Mexico lost 4-1 against France, it is already considered a historic match.
Soccer player Juan Carreño Lara scored Mexico's first World Cup goal in this match.
2. Mexico vs.
Czechoslovakia, June 7, 1962
Since its debut in a World Cup, Mexico had to wait almost 32 years to win a game in the most important tournament in soccer.
That victory came in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, in a group stage match against Czechoslovakia.
The match took place at the Sausalito stadium, located in Viña del Mar, Chile, and ended 3-1.
The three Mexican goals were from Alfredo del Águila, Héctor Hernández and Isidoro Díaz.
3. Mexico vs.
Belgium, June 11, 1970
The Mexican team had not passed the group stage in world cups, until Mexico 1970, the first World Cup organized by the country.
In their first two group matches at that World Cup, Mexico had drawn against the Soviet Union and beaten El Salvador, thus tied on points with the former USSR.
On goal difference, all they needed was a draw or win against Belgium to secure their place in the next round for the first time.
Mexico complied: they beat Belgium 1-0 at the Azteca stadium on June 11, 1970, with a goal by Gustavo Peña.
With this, the team went to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, where they lost 4-1 against Italy.
4. Mexico vs.
Bulgaria, June 15, 1986
After Mexico 1970, the national team had disappointing performances.
Of the next three World Cups, he did not qualify for two (Germany 1974 and Spain 1982) and in one he was eliminated in the group stage with three defeats (Argentina 1978).
It took 16 years since 1970 for Mexico to get another performance for history, and curiously it happened in another World Cup tournament organized at home.
It was in Mexico 1986 when the team finished first in its group with two wins and one draw.
With this, they qualified for the round of 16 to face Bulgaria, a team that went to that instance as one of the best third places in the tournament.
In the match against Bulgaria, played on June 15, 1986, Mexico made history of its own: it won the match 2-0, with goals from Raúl Servín and Manuel Negrete (the latter was voted in 2018 as the best in the history of the World Cups). ).
The feat was about to increase, but it was not achieved.
In the next game, Mexico lost to Germany on penalties and was one step (or rather 11) from the World Cup semifinal.
5. Mexico vs.
The Netherlands, June 25, 1998
From 1986 to the present, the Mexican team has not been able to win a round of 16 match again (and therefore has not returned to a quarterfinal match, the famous fifth match).
However, he has had matches to remember, such as the one that occurred on June 25, at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium, at the 1998 World Cup in France.
It was a match against the Netherlands and marked the last game of the group stage.
Mexico had to win or draw to secure their place in the round of 16, or they could even afford to lose if Belgium draw their last game against South Korea.
Belgium ended up drawing with South Korea and lost any chance of qualifying.
But Mexico did its part, and in what way: after trailing 2-1, Luis "El Matador" Hernández scored the equalizer in the last seconds of the game, making the team explode with happiness.
6. Mexico vs.
Italy, June 13, 2002
Another game to remember was in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, when Mexico finished the group stage with a great goal.
On July 13, 2002, at the Big Eye Stadium, the Mexican team played the last group match against Italy.
Mexico was already qualified for the round of 16 before the game, but with the 1-1 draw against the Italians in that game, they secured the first position in the group.
The Mexican team scored another of the most beautiful goals of the World Cups in this match: striker Jared Borgetti, after a pass from Cuauhtémoc Blanco, turned his whole body against the mark of the historic Paolo Maldini to score a header against Gianluigi Buffon's counterfoot, one One of the best goalkeepers football has ever seen.
7. Mexico vs.
Germany, June 17, 2018
There may be more memorable matches for Mexico at the World Cups, but this one that is part of recent history will be hard to beat.
On June 17, 2018, Mexico made its debut at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, at the Luzhniki Olympic Stadium.
It wasn't just any match: the Mexican team was going to face Germany, which at that time was the current world champion (after its title in Brazil 2014).
Although Germany was not at its best, it was a very complicated pottery for the Mexican team, since they had never won a World Cup match against the Europeans.
However, against all odds, Mexico took the 1-0 victory with a great team play that ended with a shot into the nets by Hirving Lozano, current Napoli player.
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