Mexico women's national football team

Mexico women's national football team

Nickname(s)	El Tri Femenil La Tri
Association	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederation	NAFU (North America)
Head coach	Mónica Vergara
Captain	Kenti Robles
Most caps	Maribel Domínguez (116)
Top scorer	Maribel Domínguez (80)
FIFA code	MEX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	27 1 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest	21 (January 2011)
Lowest	31 (December 2002)
First international
Mexico 9–0 Austria  (Jesolo, Italy; 6 July 1970)
Biggest win
Martinique 0–10 Mexico (Bridgeview, United States; 18 October 2014)
Biggest defeat
United States 12–0 Mexico  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 18 April 1991)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1999)
Best result	Group Stage (1999, 2011, 2015)
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (1998, 2010)
Medal record Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2011 Guadalajara Team

The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico on the international stage. The squad is governed by the Mexican Football Federation and competes within CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. It has won gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games and a silver medal in the Pan American Games team, as well as one silver and one bronze in the Women's World Cup prior to FIFA's recognition of the women's game. When it placed second in 1971, Mexico hosted the second edition of this unofficial tournament. In addition to its senior team, Mexico fields U-20, U-17, and U-15 squads. The U-17 team reached the final during the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and the U-15 cohort earned the bronze medal in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

The senior squad was first established in 1963, but its first FIFA-recognized game was in 1991. La Tri's senior squad has participated in three Women's World Cups and one edition of the Summer Olympic Games.

Former national team player and assistant coach Mónica Vergara is the squad's current head coach.

History[]

Unofficial era[]

Although not officially recognized by FIFA until 1991, Mexico's team was actually established in 1963, when many countries still had bans on women's football.^[2] In the 1950s, both Costa Rica and Argentina witnessed increased interest in the women's game and held tours in various countries. In 1963, Las Ticas, the Costa Rica women's national football team, spent six months in Mexico conducting a tour to increase exposure of the game. Observing the success of Las Ticas, Mexico formed its first team to play in opposition to Costa Rica.

Led by Alicia Vargas, Mexico placed third in the 1970 Women's World Cup, a tournament FIFA has yet to acknowledge. Mexico fell 2-1 in the semifinal to hosts Italy before defeating England 3-2 in the third place match. The following year, Mexico hosted the 1971 Women's World Cup, which has also yet to be officially recognized. The squad reached the final but fell 3-0 to Denmark. An estimated 110,000 people attended the final at Estadio Azteca,^[3] which is the largest crowd ever to witness a women's soccer game; FIFA has not recognized this attendance record either.

To participate in each world cup, teams had to qualify. Mexico faced Peru, Argentina, South Africa en route to the 1971 edition.

Modern era[]

In the 1980s, when a series of mundialitos took place, Mexico participated in the 1986 edition.^[4] Mexico was placed in Group A along with Italy and Japan, but the team did not advance beyond the first stage.

Mexico's first official appearance in the Women's World Cup was in 1999, when the United States hosted the tournament. The team also qualified in 2011 and 2015, hosted by Germany and Canada, respectively. Likewise, the team qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in 2004. In all four instances, El Tri Femenil failed to advance beyond the group stage; in fact, the team has yet to win a single game in either major tournament.

The first official coach for the Mexico women's national football team was Leonardo Cuéllar. One of his first objectives was to qualify for the 1999 Women's World Cup.^[5] The team accomplished this by placing second to Canada in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship. However, much controversy arose regarding the nationalities of the recruited players. Preference was given to US-born players of Mexican heritage, largely because Mexico did not have an official league at the time. Andrea Rodebaugh, the team's then-captain, argued that the team's main goal was to qualify; she also wanted to strengthen the team and celebrate its official recognition.^[6] Despite the controversy, the team went on to participate in the 1999 Women's World Cup with a mix of US-born and Mexican-born players.

In recent years,^[when?] an increase in young talent developing in Mexico brought an increase of expectations from Mexican football fans and media alike. Following their worst ever World Cup finish in 2015, fans began calling for Cuellar's resignation or firing. In 2016, the women's national football team failed to qualify for the Olympics, and lost to Costa Rica, which was the turning point in the team's history since many^[who?] thought the defeat resulted in Mexico becoming the fourth-best team in CONCACAF. With these results and Leonardo Cuellar's controversial decision to not bring Charlyn Corral and Kenti Robles, who had terrific^{[citation needed]} seasons at their clubs in Spain's Primera División, onto the squad^[7] led to his resignation from his position in April 2016.^[8] Roberto Medina became the head coach in 2017.^[9]

In 2018 Mexico won the Central American and Caribbean Games by defeating Costa Rica 3-1 in the final.^[10]

At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Mexico entered as the third highest ranked team behind the United States and Canada. At the tournament Mexico finished third in their group with a record of one win and two losses, which included a surprising 2-0 loss to Panama. As a result of not advancing to the knockout round, Mexico was unable to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.^[11] Medina was replaced by U-20 coach Christopher Cuellar, Leo Cuellar's son. His tenure was short-lived, having placed fifth in the 2019 Pan American Games (despite absences from the United States and Canada) and after failing to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. He was replaced in January 2021 by Mónica Vergara, who led the U-17 squad to the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final.

Notable matches[]

Mexico's first recorded international game was against Austria during the 1970 Women's World Cup, when squad beat the European side 9-0 in the group stage. However, to participate in this inaugural tournament, teams had to qualify, so La Tri played against other teams prior to this match.

Before the modern era, Mexico defeated England 2-1 in the third place match of the 1970 Women's World Cup, the first edition of the tournament. In front of a record-breaking crowd, the team also reached the final of the 1971 Women's World Cup, but fell 3-0 to Denmark.

Among the most notable victories is when the team finished second in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Hosts of the cup, Mexico defeated the United States in the semifinal for the first and only time before falling to Canada in the final.

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The Mexico women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "El Tri Femenil" or "La Tri."

Home stadium[]

The Estadio Azteca, also known in Spanish as "El Coloso de Santa Úrsula", was built in 1966. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico women's national team, as well as the Mexican club team Club América (women). It has a capacity of 87,000 seats (after renovation works)^[12] making it the largest football-specific stadium in the Americas and the third largest stadium in the world for that sport.

Domestic recognition[]

In various occasions, fans have showed up in large numbers to support La Tri. When Mexico played against Denmark in the 1971 Women's World Cup final, over 100,000 showed up at Estadio Azteca. Likewise, when Mexico played Argentina in a playoff game to qualify for the 1999 Women's World Cup, over 70,000 fans were in attendance.

Until recently, attention around the women's team was dwarfed by the men's squad. Few matches were televised or advertised, limiting knowledge around the team's achievements and struggles. Former ESPN commentator frequently advocated for more attention to this team. Likewise, after winning the gold medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Kenti Robles called on news outlets and fans to pay more attention to them. However, with increased attention in the women's game after the establishment of the women's league in 2017, more games have been televised. Since then, millions watched Mexico play in the U-17 world cup final against Spain in 2018.

Player preparation[]

Many national team players currently play in the Liga MX Femenil, Mexico's first-division women's league. Some players also play in the United States via the NWSL or the NCAA, while others elect to play in Spain's Primera Divisíon. A few have played or currently play in the top women's leagues in Australia, China, England, France, Japan, Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden.

Overall official record[]

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
1991 CONCACAF Tournament	Group stage	0–12	United States
		1–3	Trinidad and Tobago
		8–1	Martinique	3 / 4
1994 CONCACAF Tournament	Group stage	0–9	United States
		0–6	Canada
		3–1	Jamaica
		3–3	Trinidad and Tobago	3 / 5
1998 CONCACAF Tournament	Group stage	3–2	Costa Rica
		7–1	Haiti
		2–2	Trinidad and Tobago	1 / 4
	Semifinals	8–0	Guatemala
	Final	0–1	Canada
1999 World Cup	Group stage	1–7	Brazil		Domínguez
		0–6	Germany
		0–2	Italy	4 / 4
1999 Pan American Games	Group stage	1–1	United States
		2–3	Canada
		5–1	Costa Rica
		5–1	Trinidad and Tobago	3 / 5
	Semifinals	2–2 (PSO: 5–3)	Canada
	Final	0–1	United States
2000 Gold Cup	Group stage	3–4	Canada		Domínguez 2, Mora
		7–0	Guatemala		Mora 4, Domínguez 3
		0–3	China	3 / 4
2002 Gold Cup	Group stage	0–3	United States
		5–1	Panama		Gómez 2, Domínguez, Leyva, Sandoval
		2–0	Trinidad and Tobago	2 / 4	Gerardo 2
	Semifinals	0–2	Canada
	Third place match	4–1	Costa Rica		Domínguez 2, González, Mora
2003 Pan American Games	Group stage	1–0	Costa Rica		Worbis
		3–1	Argentina		Mora, , Worbis
	Semifinals	2–3	Canada		Leyva, Mora
	Third place match	4–1	Argentina		Leyva, Mora, ,
2004 Summer Olympics	Group stage	1–1	China		Domínguez
		0–2	Germany	2 / 3
	Quarterfinals	0–5	Brazil
2006 Gold Cup	Group stage	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago		Domínguez, González, P. Pérez
	Semifinals	0–2	United States
	Third place match	3–0	Jamaica		Ocampo 2, Domínguez
2007 World Cup qualification	AFC-CONCACAF play-off	0–2 2–1	Japan		Domínguez, Leyva
2007 Pan American Games	Group stage	5–0	Paraguay		Corral 2, Ocampo 2,
		0–1	Argentina
		2–0	Panama		Worbis 2
		3–2	United States U20		López 2, Worbis
	Semifinals	0–2	Brazil
	Third place match	1–2	Canada		Worbis
2008 Summer Olympics qualification	Group stage	8–1	Jamaica		López 4, Morales 2, Ocampo, Worbis
		1–3	United States	2 / 3	Worbis
	Semifinals	0–1	Canada
2010 Gold Cup	Group stage	7–2	Guyana		Domínguez 4, Garza, Worbis
		2–0	Trinidad and Tobago		Domínguez, López
		0–3	Canada	2 / 4
	Semifinals	2–1	United States		Domínguez, V. Pérez
	Final	0–1	Canada
2011 World Cup	Group stage	1–1	England		Ocampo
		0–4	Japan
		2–2	New Zealand	3 / 4	Domínguez, Mayor
2011 Pan American Games	Group stage	0–0	Chile
		1–1	Trinidad and Tobago		Domínguez
		1–0	Colombia	2 / 4	V. Pérez
	Semifinals	0–1	Brazil
	Third place match	1–0	Colombia		Ruiz
2012 Summer Olympics qualification'	Group stage	5–0	Guatemala		Domínguez 3, Diaz, Garza
		7–0	Dominican Republic		Guajardo 3, Diaz, Ruiz, Saucedo
		0–4	United States	2 / 4
	Semifinals	1–3	Canada		V. Pérez
2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship	Group stage	0–1	Costa Rica
		10–0	Martinique		Samarzich, Duarte 2, Mayor, Guillou (o.g.), Garciamendez, Garza, Ocampo 2, Noyola
		3–1	Jamaica	2 / 4	Mayor, Corral 2
	Semifinals	0–3	United States
	Third Place Match	4–2	Trinidad and Tobago		Mayor, Ocampo, Corral 2
2015 World Cup	Group stage	1–1	Colombia		V. Pérez
		1–2	England		Ibarra
		0–5	France	4 / 4
2015 Pan American Games	Group stage	0–1	Colombia
		3–1	Argentina		Noyola, Rangel, Ruiz
		3–1	Trinidad and Tobago	2 / 4	Mayor 2, Ocampo
	Semifinals	2–4	Brazil		Romero, Rangel
	Third place match	2–0	Canada		Ocampo, Mayor
2016 Summer Olympics qualification	Group stage	6–0	Puerto Rico		Domínguez 3, Garciamendez, Rangel, Johnson
		0–1	United States
		1–2	Costa Rica	3 / 4	Domínguez
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship	Group stage	0–6	United States
		4–1	Trinidad and Tobago		Corral 2, Johnson, Sanchez
		0–2	Panama	3 / 4
2019 Pan American Games	Group stage	2–0	Jamaica		Palacios, Corral
		1–2	Paraguay		Mayor
		2–2	Colombia	3 / 4	Caracas (o.g.), Corral
	Fifth place match	5–1	Panama		Ovalle 2, Rodriguez, Mayor, Martínez
2020 Summer Olympics qualification	Group stage	1–0	Jamaica		Cuéllar
		6–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis		Palacios, López, Mayor, Cuéllar 2, Mercado
		0–2	Canada	2 / 4
	Semifinals	0–4	United States

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

2022[]

• Historical results (1923–present) – FMF.mx
• Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

As of 12 May 2021

Position	Name
Manager	Mónica Vergara
Assistant Manager	Miguel Ángel Gamero
Assistant Manager	Cristian Flores
Goalkeeping Coach	Lauro Muñóz
Fitness Coach	Vicente Espadas
Phisioterapist	Janneth Serna
Team Doctor	Adriana Hernández

Manager history[]

• Winning percentages calculated according to FIFA's points scale.

#	Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes
1	Gil Monterd	1991–1998	12	5	2	5	50.0%
2	Leonardo Cuéllar	1998–2016	144	58	16	70	45.8%
3	Roberto Medina	2016–2018	25	11	0	14	44.0%
4		2019–2020	20	6	5	9	42.5%
5	Mónica Vergara	2021–present	13	6	3	4	57.7%

Updated on 20 February 2022, after the match against  Antigua and Barbuda.

1. Gil Monterd (1991–1998): As La Tri’s first official coach between 1991 and 1998, Monterd took an inexperienced and under-resourced squad to the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sending only one qualifier from the confederation to the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, this tournament fielded eight teams divided into two groups. Matches were also only 80 minutes long. In Group A, Mexico lost to eventual winner United States 12-0, its worst ever appearance. With a loss against Trinidad and Tobago and a win against Martinique, Mexico finished third in the group, failing to advance to the semifinals. Likewise, during the 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which determined the two qualifiers for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Mexico finished in third place, failing to reach the international tournament yet again.

2. Leonardo Cuéllar (1998–2016): Once a highly-touted player for the Mexico men’s national football team, Cuéllar took over El Tri Femenil after a brief stint as the women's soccer coach at CSULA. Head coach until 2016—a period of 18 years—Cuéllar had a questionable record. As head coach, Mexico only qualified for the world cup on three occasions and the Olympics once; his teams never won a single game in any major tournament, nor did they finish first in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Common criticism of his leadership was his nepotism and overreliance on US-born players. Cuéllar was never at risk of losing his job despite dubious results, and he even hired close allies, including his son . He also regularly held tryouts in the United States without doing the same in Mexico.

Initially charged with taking the squad to the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which would award 1.5 qualification slots to the 1999 Women's World Cup, he was successful in qualifying for the team's first ever appearance at the official tournament. Finishing first in its group and winning against Guatemala in the semifinal, Mexico eventually fell 1-0 to Canada in the final. Mexico went on to qualify for the cup after defeating Argentina in the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL playoff match. Cuéllar was very lucky to qualify. The tournament expanded from 12 teams to 16 teams and the United States was the host, so their squad automatically qualified; had these two changes not been made, Mexico would have likely been out.

Cuéllar went on to schedule friendlies and participate in organized tournaments, but with few victories. The team qualified for 2011 and 2015, but his coaching style remained consistent. Frustration grew among his players after his call-ups involved much controversy. As players like Charlyn Corral and Kenti Robles demanded change, Cuéllar began to omit them from future squads. Likewise, he discriminated against Stephany Mayor and Bianca Sierra for being in a relationship, leading to their infrequent call-ups as well. His reign eventually ended when Mexico failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

3. Roberto Medina (2016–2018): Promoted from U-20 squad to the senior team without any official announcement from the FMF, Medina served as head coach from 2016 to 2018. With few victories—including a 3-0 win against Venezuela early in his tenure, his technique was essentially a continuation of Cuéllar's style. Though he was praised after Mexico won the gold during the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, he was relieved of his position after failing to advance out of the group stage during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship. With losses to Panama and the United States, Mexico did not qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having the Liga MX Femenil and the most talented generation it had seen up until this point. Historically weaker teams, such as Jamaica and Panama, advanced further than the squad, signifying that other teams had surpassed Mexico. After his ouster, he became head coach of Tigres. Medina had been the U-20 coach one other time, but elected to coach a men's team just before a world cup.

4. (2019–2020): With no official announcement, Cuéllar Jr. replaced Medina after the team failed to qualify for 2019. Cuéllar, the son of Leonardo Cuéllar, was promoted after serving as the U-20 women's squad coach. Like his predecessors, Cuéllar Jr. has had limited results. During the 2019 Pan American Games, La Tri finished in fifth place after failing to advance beyond the group stage despite the absence of both the United States and Canada. Throughout his first 21 games as DT, the team has had 6 victories, 5 draws, and 10 losses. Their best win has been against the Czech Republic, then ranked 28th in the world (with whom they've also tied), whereas their worst loss was against Paraguay, ranked 48th. Despite upcoming dates like the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Cuéllar Jr. was seen working with men's teams. #FueraCuellar has trended on Twitter multiple times. On January 18, 2021, the FMF announced that Cuéllar was relieved of his duties as head coach, nearly a year after the team's last match.

5. Mónica Vergara (2021–present): On January 19, 2021, the FMF formally announced Vergara as the full team's head coach. Prior to rising to the highest level, Vergara was an assistant coach and eventually head coach for each of the U-15, U-17, and U-20 squads. She led the U-15 team to the bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. She also led the U-17 team to a second-place finish at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the best result of any Mexican women's team at a world cup. Vergara also led the U-20 squad to a second-place finish of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship to qualify for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but the event was postponed by a year before eventually being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vergara's hiring has coincided with increased engagement from the Federation. The women's national team now has its own social media accounts, and the team has scheduled more friendlies during FIFA dates. In addition, she has recruited more players from the Liga MX Femenil. All of these are great signs for this growing team, which is quickly approaching 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship in order to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA CONCACAF W Championship qualifying matches against Suriname and Antigua and Barbuda on 17 and 20 February.^[13]

Caps and goals accurate as of 20 February 2022.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Emily Alvarado	(1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 23)	13	0	Reims
12	1GK	Itzel González	(1994-08-14) 14 August 1994 (age 27)	7	0	Sevilla
21	1GK	Alejandría Godínez	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 28)	2	0	Monterrey
2	2DF	Kenti Robles (captain)	(1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 31)	81	3	Real Madrid
3	2DF	Karina Rodríguez	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 23)	6	0	Washington Spirit
4	2DF	Rebeca Bernal	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 24)	35	3	Monterrey
5	2DF	Jimena López	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 23)	29	2	OL Reign
13	2DF	Bianca Sierra	(1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 (age 29)	64	0	UANL
14	2DF	Cristina Ferral	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 29)	16	1	UANL
15	2DF	Greta Espinoza	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 26)	24	0	UANL
6	3MF	Nancy Antonio	(1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 25)	24	1	UANL
8	3MF	Carolina Jaramillo	(1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 28)	5	2	Guadalajara
10	3MF	Stephany Mayor	(1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 30)	92	21	UANL
11	3MF	María Sánchez	(1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 26)	33	5	Houston Dash
16	3MF	Alexia Delgado	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 22)	12	0	Arizona State Sun Devils
17	3MF	Lizbeth Ovalle	(1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 22)	23	4	UANL
20	3MF	Diana García	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 22)	9	1	Monterrey
22	3MF	Anika Rodríguez	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25)	3	0	PSV
23	3MF	Maricarmen Reyes	(2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 21)	4	3	UCLA Bruins
7	4FW	Myra Delgadillo	(1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 26)	5	1	Braga
9	4FW	Alicia Cervantes	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 28)	10	3	Guadalajara
18	4FW	Joseline Montoya	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 21)	6	1	Guadalajara
19	4FW	Katty Martínez	(1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 (age 24)	15	5	América

Recent call-ups[]

The following players were called up to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Melany Villeda	(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 20)	1	0	UNAM	v.  Canada, 30 November 2021
GK	Cecilia Santiago	(1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 27)	66	0	UANL	v.  Japan, 13 June 2021
DF	Jocelyn Orejel	(1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 25)	19	0	América	v.  Argentina, 23 October 2021
DF	Valeria Miranda	(1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 29)	17	0	Querétaro	v.  Argentina, 23 October 2021INJ
DF	Reyna Reyes	(2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 21)	4	0	Alabama Crimson Tide	v.  Colombia, 21 September 2021
DF	Mariana Cadena	(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 27)	3	0	Monterrey	v.  Colombia, 21 September 2021
DF	Bri Campos	(1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 28)	3	0	Vittsjö GIK	v.  Colombia, 21 September 2021
DF		(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Toluca	v.  Colombia, 21 September 2021
DF		(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Arizona State Sun Devils	v.  United States, 5 July 2021
DF	Kimberly Rodríguez	(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 22)	9	1	América	v.  Japan, 13 June 2021
DF	Janelly Farías	(1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 32)	13	0	América	v.  Spain, 13 April 2021
MF	Daniela Espinosa	(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 22)	21	0	América	v.  Canada, 30 November 2021
MF	Yamilé Franco	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 29)	13	1	Monterrey	v.  Canada, 30 November 2021
MF	Nayeli Díaz	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Saint Mary's Gaels	v.  Canada, 30 November 2021
MF		(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0	América	v.  Canada, 30 November 2021
MF	Cinthya Peraza	(1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 28)	1	0	Santos Laguna	v.  Argentina, 23 October 2021
MF	Diana Evangelista	(1994-11-05) 5 November 1994 (age 27)	5	0	Monterrey	v.  Colombia, 21 September 2021
MF	Nicole Pérez	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 20)	5	0	Monterrey	v.  United States, 5 July 2021
MF	Belén Cruz	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 23)	3	0	UANL	v.  United States, 5 July 2021
MF	Montserrat Hernández	(1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 22)	3	0	América	v.  Spain, 13 April 2021
FW	Alison González	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 20)	10	3	América	v.  Canada, 30 November 2021
FW	Kiana Palacios	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 25)	26	2	América	v.  Argentina, 23 October 2021
FW	Viridiana Salazar	(1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 24)	3	0	Pachuca	v.  Colombia, 21 September 2021
FW	Renae Cuéllar	(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 31)	39	10	Tijuana	v.  Spain, 13 April 2021

Notable players[]

• Charlyn Corral: First Mexican women's player to win the Pichichi Trophy.
• Renae Cuéllar: First player to ever score a goal in the NWSL.
• Maribel Dominguez: Mexico's top international goal scorer of all time, among both men's and women's squads, earning her the nickname "Marigol." Current coach of the U-20 women's team.
• Janelly Farías: Spoke at Harvard University in October 2020 to discuss sexuality, gender, language, and culture in sports.
• Katie Johnson: Most Valuable Offensive Player of the 2016 NCAA College Cup.
• Stephany Mayor: Among the first-ever out LGBTQIA+ Mexican athletes and featured along with her fiancée Bianca Sierra in the New York Times.^[9]
• Desirée Monsiváis: Goal leader for the Liga MX Femenil.
• Mónica Ocampo: Scored a against England in the 2011 World Cup, which was selected by fans as the greatest Women's World Cup goal ever.^[14]
• Nicole Pérez: winner for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
• Kenti Robles: Winner of the 2019 Trofeo EFE.
• Andrea Rodebaugh: Current FIFA instructor and major advocate for women's sports.
• Carla Rossi: Head coach of Querétaro Femenil.
• Jenny Ruiz-Williams: Head coach of the UNLV Rebels.
• Cecilia Santiago: Youngest goalkeeper ever to appear in a Men's or Women's World Cup.
• Bianca Sierra: Among the first-ever out LGBTQIA+ Mexican athletes and featured along with her fiancée Stephany Mayor in the New York Times.^[9]
• Alicia Vargas: In 1999, she was named third best woman player of the century by CONCACAF.
• Fabiola Vargas: Head coach of Tijuana Femenil
• Mónica Vergara: Head coach of the Mexican National Women's Team. Former head coach of the U-15, U-17, and U-20 squads. Led the U-15 team to a bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the U-17 team to a second-place finish at the 2018 U-17 Women's World Cup.

Previous squads[]

Records[]

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

As of 28 June 2021

Competitive record[]

Source: miseleccion.mx^[15]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	9	16
1995											4	1	1	2	6	19
1999	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	15	Squad		7	5	1	1	26	9
2003	Did not qualify										7	3	1	3	13	11
2007											7	5	0	2	8	5
2011	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	3	7	Squad		5	3	0	2	11	7
2015	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	2	8	Squad		5	3	0	2	17	7
2019	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	4	9
2023	To be determined										In progress
Total	Group stage	3/9	9	0	3	6	6	30	—		41	22	3	16	94	83

FIFA Women's World Cup history
First Match	Brazil 7–1 Mexico  (19 June 1999; East Rutherford, United States)
Biggest Win	—
Biggest Defeat	Brazil 7–1 Mexico  (19 June 1999; East Rutherford, United States)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	Group stage (1999, 2011, 2015)

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA		MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify									1995 FIFA WWC
2000										1999 FIFA WWC
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	3	0	1	2	1	8		5	3	0	2	17	6
2008	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	9	6
2012										4	2	0	2	13	7
2016										3	1	0	2	7	3
2020										4	2	0	2	7	6
2024	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	1/7	3	0	1	2	1	8		20	9	0	11	53	28

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship[]

CONCACAF W Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	9	16	Squad		Qualified automatically
1993	Did not enter										Did not enter
1994	Third place	3rd	4	1	1	2	6	19	Squad		Qualified automatically
1998	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	20	6	Squad		Qualified automatically
2000	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	10	7	Squad		Qualified automatically
2002	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	11	7	Squad		Qualified automatically
2006	Third place	3rd	3	2	0	1	6	2	Squad		2	2	0	0	17	0
2010	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	11	7	Squad		Qualified as host
2014	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	17	7	Squad		Qualified automatically
2018	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	9	Squad		Qualified automatically
2022	To be determined										In progress
Total	Runners-up	9/10	40	20	2	18	101	86	—		2	2	0	0	17	0

CONCACAF W Championship history
First Match	United States 12–0 Mexico  (18 April 1991; Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Biggest Win	Martinique 0–10 Mexico  (18 October 2014; Bridgeview, United States)
Biggest Defeat	United States 12–0 Mexico  (18 April 1991; Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Best Result	Runners-up (1998, 2010)
Worst Result	Group stage (1991, 2000, 2018)

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	15	9
2003	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	10	5
2007	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	0	2	6	1
2011	Third Place	3rd	5	2	2	1	3	2
2015	Third Place	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	7
2019	Fifth Place	5th	4	2	1	1	10	5
2023	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	6/6	29	16	4	9	64	29

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games[]

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2010	Withdrew
2014	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	11	1
2018	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	18	3
2023	To be determined
Total	2 titles	2/3	10	9	1	0	29	4

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup[]

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."^[16]

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
2005	9th place	4	2	1	1	5	7	−2
2006	8th place	3	1	1	1	9	4	+5
2013	8th place	4	2	0	2	4	4	0
Total	3/27	11	5	2	4	18	15	+3

FIFA World Rankings[]

Last update was on 10 December 2021: Source:^[17]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Mexico's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
		Rank	Move	Rank	Move
	2022	—	—	—	—
27	2021	27	1	28
28	2020	27	1	28	1
26	2019	26	1	27	1
27	2018	24	1	27	3
26	2017	26		26
26	2016	26		27	1
26	2015	25		26	1
25	2014	25		25
25	2013	24		25	1
24	2012	22		24	2
21	2011	21	1	22
22	2010	22		22
22	2009	22	1	23	1
22	2008	22		22
22	2007	22		22
22	2006	22	3	26
26	2005	25		26	1
25	2004	25	5	26	1
30	2003	30	2	31

See also[]

• Sport in Mexico
  • Football in Mexico
    • Women's football in Mexico
• Mexican Football Federation (FMF)

National teams

Women's

• Mexico women's national football team
  • Mexico women's national football team results
  • List of Mexico women's international footballers
  • List of Mexico women's national football team managers
• Mexico women's national under-20 football team
• Mexico women's national under-17 football team

Men's

• Mexico national football team

League system

• Mexican football league system
• Liga MX Femenil
• Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mexico women's national football team.

• (in Spanish) Official website
• (in English) Mexico profile at FIFA.com