2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews – Group F

Mexico

Confederation – CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)

FIFA Code – MEX

Nickname(s) – Los Ninos Heroes (The Hero Boys)

• Tournament History

The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup is Mexico’s 13^th appearance in this youth tournament. They have won this tournament twice in 2005 and 2011.

Year	Hosts	Final Status
1985	China	Group Stage
1987	Canada	Group Stage
1991	Italy	Group Stage
1993	Japan	Group Stage
1997	Egypt	Group Stage
1999	New Zealand	Quarter-Finals
2003	Finland	Quarter-Finals
2005	Peru	Champions
2009	Nigeria	Round of 16
2011	Mexico	Champions
2013	UAE	Runner-Up
2015	Chile	Fourth Place

(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)

 

• Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)

i) The Journey: Mexico has qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, after becoming the champion of 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. In the final match of that tournament, Mexico had beaten the United States in a penalty shoot-out [the United States 1 (4) – Mexico 1 (5)].

 

ii) Head Coach: Mario Arteaga (Nationality – Mexico) was appointed in the head coach role for this team since 2014. Under his coaching, Mexico had finished in the fourth place during 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup and also become the champion in 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

 

iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Andre Alcaraz, Cesar Lopez, Cesar Ramos

(Defenders)  Alan Maeda, Luis Olivas, Haret Ortega, Carlos Robles, Adrian Vazquez, Sergio Villarreal, Raul Sandoval

(Midfielders) Luis Gamiz, Carlos Guerrero, Alexis Gutierrez, Diego Lainez, Deivoon Magana, Andres Perez, Marco Ruiz

(Forwards) Jairo Torres, Roberto De la Rosa Gonzalez, Cesar Huerta, Daniel Lopez

 

iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:

Daniel Lopez (Present Club – Club Tijuana)  

Daniel Lopez is a young talented striker who had scored six goals during the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

 

• Matches In Group Stages

8^th October – Iraq vs Mexico (Kolkata; 20:00 local)

11^th October – England vs Mexico (Kolkata; 17:00 local)

14^th October – Mexico vs Chile (Guwahati; 20:00 local)