(Reuters) – Following is a statbox on Mexico at the World Cup.
FIFA ranking: 13 (as of Oct. 6)
Odds: 100-1
Previous tournaments:
Mexico have played in 16 World Cups, including the last seven. Their best performances came in 1970 and 1986, when they reached the quarter-finals.
‘El Tri’ have made the last 16 each time in the last seven editions.
How they qualified:
Mexico qualified second in the eight-team CONCACAF table. They collected 28 points from 14 matches, finishing behind Canada on goal difference, scoring 17 goals and conceding eight.
Form guide:
Mexico have struggled in attack, having averaged one goal per game in their 15 competitive matches and friendlies in 2022.
(Compiled by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
