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Mexico open U20 tournament with victory over Antigua and Barbuda
Mexico defeated Antigua and Barbuda by a 3-0 score in their opening match of the 2026 U20 CONCACAF Championship. Mexico dominated the match from the start and had a good first half but their play in the 2nd was severely inferior to what they had shown early on. Mexico will now face off against Costa […]
Last minute goal gives Chivas victory over FC Juarez
A late goal gave Chivas their first victory of the Apertura 2026 by a 1-0 score over FC Juarez. Chivas was the better side from the start but their lack of accuracy up top made it seem like they would fail to get a victory at home, a week after losing at home against Toluca. […]
Mexico announce U23 squad for Central American and Caribbean Games
Mexico has announced the squad that will take part in the 2026 Central American and Caribbean games that will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Mexico was placed in Group A along with the host country, Venezuela and Guatemala. Mexico is the current gold medal holder after winning the competition in 2023 when it […]
Club América opens the season with a win on the road against Querétaro
It was not a pretty win, but nonetheless Club América was able to secure three points in the first game of the season against Querétaro. Now the Gallos will need to look towards game two against Pachuca while América will face Atlante at the Estadio Banorte. Before the season kicked-off, many fans were not optimistic […]
Pachuca crushes lackluster Pumas in Apertura 2026 debut
Pachuca completely dominated a terrible Pumas side in their Apertura 2026 debut by a 3-o score. Pachuca was overly superior even when they were the visiting team against Pumas. New Pumas’ Coach Esteban Solari would start his tenure at Pumas with an awful loss against the team he just left to take on this new […]
Mexico announce squad for 2026 CONCACAF U20 Championship
Mexico announce the squad that will take part in the 2026 U20 CONCACAF Championship in which four tickets to the U20 World Cup will be in play along with the one spot for the 2028 Olympic games. Mexico will host the tournament in Puebla and Mexico City, where Mexico will try to return to the […]
Mexico fall short of Quarterfinals after falling against England
Mexico’s 2026 World Cup run ended after losing against England by a 3-2 score in a match that ended Mexico;s undefeated World Cup record in Estadio Azteca. Once again Mexico fell in the Round of 16, although unlike other World Cup, they did so after winning a knockout stage game, courtesy of the new Round […]
Mexico’s Biggest Missed Opportunities to Reach a World Cup Quarterfinal
Mexico has been thriving in their role as co-hosts at the World Cup. El Tri kicked off the tournament back on June 11th in Mexico City, sweeping aside a lacklustre South Africa by two goals to nil after strikes from Julián Quiñones and veteran striker Raúl Jiménez. They would then beat South Korea by a […]
Apertura 2026 Off-Season Round-Up
It is now July and that means the return of Liga MX is upon us! There are now two weeks until the 2026 Apertura kicks off. There has been some debate regarding the start date since many believe the league should wait until after the World Cup is over. Whether you are or are not […]
Finally! Mexico reach the “Quinto Partido” after defeating Ecuador
Forty years later, Mexico one again won a knockout stage in a World Cup after defeating Ecuador by a 2-0 score. Mexico thus ended the curse of the “Quinto Partido” after losing 7 straight knockout matches. While the changes in the tournament means that Mexico only makes the Round of 16 (which they did in […]
Mexico get historic defeat over Czechia to end with a perfect group stage record
Mexico made history by defeating Czechia with a 3-0 score and qualifying with 9 points out of 9. For the first time ever in a FIFA competition, Mexico won all their group stage matches. Mexico also finished the group stage without a single goal allowed. After a slow first half, Mexico completely dominated in the […]
Mexico defeat South Korea to win Group A and qualify to the Round of 32
Mexico defeated South Korea by a 1-0 score to become the first team to qualify to the knockout stages of the World Cup. The win also won Mexico the Group, which means for the first times since 2002, Mexico won their Group in a World Cup. Better yet for the first time since 1986, Mexico […]
Mexico faces South Korea to determine the top of Group A
Mexico faces South Korea today down in Guadalajara in a match that has high implications for the fate of the group. Mexico will be forced to make changes to their lineup after a red card in their game against South Africa. Both teams will look for a win but more importantly, they will look for […]
Mexico defeats South Africa in the 2026 World Cup’s opening match
Mexico finally won a World Cup opening match as they defeated South Africa by a 2-0 score. After 7 tries, Mexico finally got the victory in a lively but accident ridden opening match. Mexico was the better team from the start and dominated the game but should have done better in the score and the […]
Mexico Begins their 2026 World Cup journey
After a long wait it’s finally here, the 2026 World Cup kicks off today! For the next month the beautiful game will take center stage as 48 nations will play across three different countries hoping to be crowned World Champions. Mexico, one of the co-hosts, will kick off the tournament against South Africa in Mexico […]
Mexico crush Serbia to end their World Cup preparations
Mexico ended their preparations for the 2026 World Cup by crushing Serbia in their final friendly by a 5-1 score. Mexico completely dominated the match and bounced back after Serbia got an early lead, to make it 3 out of 3 in their last friendly tour. Mexico will now face off a week for now […]
Mexico name squad for 2026 World Cup
Mexico officially named their squad for the 2026 World Cup. With no surprises, especially since the federation had been announcing when each player joined the National team training camp, the 26 players that will take part in Mexico’s third time hosting the biggest international tournament in the world, but for the first time doing so […]
Toluca win the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Toluca became CONCACAF champions after defeating Tigres in a penalty kicks shootout after tying 1-1 in the match. History repeated itself as once again Toluca defeated Tigres at home in a final with a Penalty kick shootout. Tigres was the better side but a great performance from Toluca’s goalkeeper and some bad finishing allowed the […]
Mexico pulls out a win against Australia at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena
Mexico was able to pull out a win against Australia in their second-to-last sendoff game before the start of the World Cup. The game was a tale of two halves as Mexico controlled the game in the first half while Australia controlled the second half. Now Mexico must make some adjustments as they only have […]
2026 World Cup Group A preview: Mexico’s journey starts here
The 2026 FIFA World Cup descends upon North America this summer. Football, soccer, or whatever you prefer to call the beautiful game, will kick off across three countries: Mexico, Canada and the United States. Mexico learned their fate in the group stage months ago and have been preparing ever since to co-host the tournament. There […]
How to experience Mexico during the 2026 World Cup
Mexico will host the World Cup for a third time, but for the first time they will be co-hosting the competition. Still they have the opening match and a number of important matches in their three cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. Here is a quick travel guide about what to expect. Mexico City Mexico […]
Deja Vu! Once again Mexico’s drawn in tough group at U17 World Cup
Mexico was once again drawn into a tough group for the 2026 U17 World Cup. For a second consecutive year, Mexico being seeded didn’t pay off in the rivals, as just like in 2025, they will have a tougher group that normal. Mexico was drawn in Group K, where they will face off against Romania, […]
Cruz Azul win the Clausura 2026 Liga MX title
Cruz Azul bounced back to get a 2-1 victory over Pumas to win their 10th Liga MX title and become the Clausura 2026 champions. Cruz Azul was the better team but they went down to a somewhat early goal but came back in a 2nd half that was disastrous for the home team. Cruz Azul […]
Club América Femenil are the Queens of the Concacaf Women’s Champions Cup!
Club América have been crowned Champions of the 2025/2026 Women’s Concacaf Champions Cup after they defeated the Washington Spirit of the NWSL 5-3. This is now two trophies in one week after winning the 2026 Clausura a week ago and by doing so they put women’s football in Mexico on the global stage. The game […]
Mexico dominate Ghana to start run of last friendlies with a win
Mexico cruised in a 2-0 victory over Ghana that starts their last friendly tour before the 2026 World Cup. Mexico completely dominated Ghana from the start and outside of a stretch of time early in the 2nd half, they were overly superior. While Ghana is also taking part in the World Cup, they came in […]
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