Nickname(s) |
El Tri (The Tri) El Tricolor (The Tricolor) Los Niños Héroes (The Hero Boys) |
---|---|
Association |
Mexican Football Federation (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol) |
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
Head coach | Mario Arteaga |
FIFA code | MEX |
First international | |
Hungary 0–0 Mexico (Shanghai, China; 31 July 1985) |
|
Biggest win | |
Mexico 7–0 Trinidad and Tobago (Tijuana, Mexico; 22 April 2009) |
|
Biggest defeat | |
Soviet Union 7–0 Mexico (St.John's, Canada; 14 July 1987) |
|
World Cup | |
Appearances | 11 (First in 1985) |
Best result | Winners : 2005, 2011 |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
U-17 World Cup | ||
2005 Peru | Team | |
2011 Mexico | Team | |
2013 UAE | Team |
The Mexico U-17 national football team is one of the younger teams that represents Mexico in football, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol). A two time FIFA U-17 World Cup champion, the team has enjoyed recent success as it was crowned in the 2005 and 2011 editions of the tournament. In 2011, Mexico hosted and subsequently won the tournament by defeating Uruguay, becoming the only time a host nation has ever won this tournament. Mexico has participated in 11 of 15 FIFA U-16/U-17 World Cup events.
Fourth Place. 2015
Gold Medal 1985 1987 1991 1996 2013 2015
Fourth Place. 1994