Mexico national under-17 football team

The Mexico national under-17 football team is one of the youth teams that represents Mexico in football at the under-17 level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol). The team has reached the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup four times, and is a two-time winner, being crowned champions in 2005 and 2011.

Mexico U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Tri (The Tri)
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Los Niños Héroes (The Hero Boys)
AssociationMexican Football Federation
(Federación Mexicana de Fútbol)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachCarlos Cariño
FIFA codeMEX
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Hungary 0–0 Mexico 
(Shanghai, China; 31 July 1985)
Biggest win
 Mexico 9-0 Curaçao 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 11 February 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 7–0 Mexico 
(St.John's, Canada; 14 July 1987)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1983)
Best resultChampions (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (2005, 2011)

History

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2005

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Mexico was placed in Group C along with Australia, Turkey and Uruguay in which Mexico came in second behind Turkey. In the knockout stage, an extra-time victory over zone rivals Costa Rica led to a then convincing victory over the Netherlands. Mexico ended up defeating Brazil 3–0 in the final.

2011

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Mexico U-17 players of the 2011 generation

The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in home soil. Mexico was placed in Group A together with North Korea, Congo and the Netherlands. Mexico eventually finished first of their group after winning their three matches and advanced to the Round of 16 and the Quarter-Finals, where they won their matches against Panama and France respectively. In the semifinals, Mexico had to face Germany, the only other team in the competition who had not lost any of their matches. Germany had advantage during the first minutes of the second time, but Mexico came back to equalize the score after Jonathan Espericueta scored a second goal from a corner kick, where Julio Gómez was injured and left the field. However, Gómez came back in the dying minutes to score an overhead kick, the decisive goal in the final minute, the final score was 3-2 which translated into the first significant victory over Germany in history. Mexico faced Uruguay in the final, defeating them 2–0 in a very closed match where the balance could have tilted any way. Briseño scored the first goal in the first half when Uruguay was the dominating side. During the second half Uruguay kept pressing on and started to dominate again looking for the equalizer however, during the last advances their defense became disorganized and in a counterattack Giovani Casillas scored the finishing goal. With this result Mexico became champions without losing a single game in the tournament and also became the first host nation to win the U-17 World Cup.

2013

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As defending champions, Mexico was defeated 6-1 by Nigeria in their first match of the group stage. Despite being defeated by a large number of goals, Mexico could still advance to the next round by defeating rivals Iraq and Sweden in the group stage. In their way to the final match, Mexico won their matches against favorites Italy, Brazil and Argentina. In the final round, Mexico faced Nigeria for a second time, but the team lost once again and was left in second place of the tournament.

2015

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Mexico was lucky enough to make it to the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was held in Chile. They were placed in Group C along with Germany, Australia, Argentina and won two of their three matches of the group stage. Finishing number 1 on group stages they advanced to Round of 16. In order to make it to quarter finals, they had to defeat Chile and they dominated them by beating them 4–1. Mexico got the chance to go to semi-finals with a familiar rival from 2013, they went against Nigeria, unfortunately Nigeria defeated them in an intense game and they didn't make it to the Finals. Mexico had the chance on finishing strong with a Third Place title against Belgium in which they lost. The 17-year-old, Diego Cortés from the Mexico national football team finished the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup being known as making the best goal of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Results and fixtures

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The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico   9–0   Curaçao Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
4:00 pm CST
Report Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico   1–1   Panama Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
4:00 pm CST
Report
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico   6–0   Nicaragua Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
4:00 pm CST
Report Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico   3–0   El Salvador Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
4:00 pm CST
Report Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Panama   0–5   Mexico Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
4:00 pm CST Report
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship F Mexico   3–1   United States Guatemala City, Guatemala
Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly United Arab Emirates   2–1   Mexico Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly Saudi Arabia   0–1   Mexico Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly Mexico   1–4   Netherlands Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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April 2, 2023 (2023-04-02) Montaigu Tournament Mexico   1–0   Morocco Montaigu, France
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November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12) 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico   1–3   Germany Bandung, Indonesia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Attendance: 4,617
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
November 15, 2023 (2023-11-15) 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico   2–2   Venezuela Bandung, Indonesia
16:00
Report
Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Attendance: 2,460
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)
November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup New Zealand   0–4   Mexico Bandung, Indonesia
16:45 Report
Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Attendance: 6,136
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
November 21, 2023 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup R16 Mali   5–0   Mexico Surabaya, Indonesia
15:30
Report Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 February 2023, after the match against United States.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Paolo Bedolla (2006-01-01)1 January 2006 (aged 17)   América
2 2DF Jose Suárez (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 17)   Cruz Azul
3 2DF Kevin García (2006-02-09)9 February 2006 (aged 17)   Santos Laguna
4 2DF Luis Navarrete (2006-08-23)23 August 2006 (aged 17)   Toluca
5 2DF Javen Romero (2006-04-21)21 April 2006 (aged 17)   Los Angeles FC
6 3MF Isaac Martínez (2006-03-23)23 March 2006 (aged 17)   Guadalajara
7 4FW Brandon Lomelí (2006-11-10)10 November 2006 (aged 17)   Necaxa
8 3MF José Urías (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 17)   Monterrey
9 4FW Stephano Carrillo (2006-03-07)7 March 2006 (aged 17)   Santos Laguna
10 3MF Gael Álvarez (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 17)   Pachuca
11 4FW Fidel Barajas (2006-04-05)5 April 2006 (aged 17)   Charleston Battery
12 1GK Fernando Delgado (2006-07-25)25 July 2006 (aged 17)   Real Salt Lake
13 2DF Adrian Pelayo (2006-05-16)16 May 2006 (aged 17)   North Carolina FC
14 2DF Manuel Sánchez (2006-02-06)6 February 2006 (aged 17)   UNAM
15 3MF Luis Ortiz (2006-07-09)9 July 2006 (aged 17)   Monterrey
16 3MF Daniel Vázquez (2006-04-06)6 April 2006 (aged 17)   Necaxa
17 3MF Adrián Fernández de Lara (2006-05-05)5 May 2006 (aged 17)   América
18 4FW Tahiel Jiménez (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (aged 17)   Santos Laguna
19 4FW Mateo Levy (2006-10-22)22 October 2006 (aged 17)   Cruz Azul
20 4FW Francisco Valenzuela (2007-04-13)13 April 2007 (aged 16)   Monterrey
21 1GK Roberto Moreno (2006-02-26)26 February 2006 (aged 17)   Cruz Azul

Competitive record

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1985 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 3
  1987 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 9
  1989 Did not enter
  1991 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 5 6
  1993 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 7
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 8 6
  1999 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 7 7
  2001 Did not qualify
  2003 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5
  2005 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 16 3
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 4 3
  2011 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 17 7
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 11 11
  2015 Fourth Place 4th 7 4 1 2 14 9
  2017 Round of 16 16th 4 0 2 2 4 6
  2019 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 14 5
  2023 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 7 10
  2025 to be determined
Total 2 Titles 15/20 69 34 13 22 122 97

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

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CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
  1983 Third Place 4 3 1 0 13 0
  1985 Champions 7 6 1 0 37 1
  1987 Champions 6 6 0 0 16 2
  1988 Did not enter
  1991 Champions 6 3 3 0 8 2
  1992 Runners-up 6 4 2 0 21 6
  1994 Fourth Place 6 4 0 2 17 4
  1996 Champions 6 6 0 0 23 2
  2009 Cancelled due to the 2009 flu pandemic outbreak
  2011 did not participate/World Cup Host
  2013 Champions 5 5 0 0 14 3
  2015 Champions 6 4 2 0 16 3
  2017 Champions 6 4 1 1 22 7
  2019 Champions 7 7 0 0 21 3
  2023 Champions 7 6 1 0 29 2
Total 9 Titles 72 58 11 3 237 35

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-17" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.