Mexico national under-17 football team
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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
in the final. Mexico has participated in 10 of 14 FIFA
U-16/U-17 World Cup events.
, Turkey
and Uruguay
in which Mexico came in second behind Turkey. In the knockout stage an extra-time victory over zone rivals Costa Rica
let to a then convincing victory over the Netherlands
. Mexico ended up defeating Brazil
3–0 in the final.
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 final 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 equaliser however, during the last advances their defense became disorganised and in a counter attack 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.
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Head coach:
Raúl Gutiérrez
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in football, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol). A two time FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...
champion, the team has enjoyed recent success as it was crowned in the 2005 and 2011
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...
editions of the tournament. In 2011, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
hosted and subsequently won the tournament by defeating Uruguay
Uruguay national under-17 football team
Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.Uruguay has participated in 5 of 12 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.-Group C: -------------Round of 16:----...
in the final. Mexico has participated in 10 of 14 FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
U-16/U-17 World Cup events.
FIFA U-17 World Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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 19851985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985... |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 19871987 FIFA U-16 World Championship The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987 was held in the cities of Toronto, Saint John, Montreal, and St. John's in Canada between 12 July and 25 July 1987... |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
 19891989 FIFA U-16 World Championship The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989... |
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 19911991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991... |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 19931993 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993... |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 19951995 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 August and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 19971997 FIFA U-17 World Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:-------------------------Knockout Stage:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Playoff for 3rd place:-Final:-Top goalscorers:... |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
 19991999 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999... |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 20012001 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament... |
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 20032003 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003 was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, and Turku in Finland between 13 August and 30 August 2003... |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
 20052005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate in this tournament... |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
 20072007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16... |
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 20092009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria... |
Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| Total | 10/14 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 56 |
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Mexicans players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.| Year | Golden Boot | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| 2005 | Carlos Vela Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican association football player, currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad on loan from Arsenal. He also plays for the Mexico national football team. He started his career at Mexican club C.D... |
Giovani dos Santos Giovani Dos Santos Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander... |
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| 2011 | Julio Gómez Julio Gómez González Julio Enrique Gómez González is a Mexican footballer who plays for CF Pachuca, on the Primera División Mexicana... |
Jorge Espericueta | Carlos Fierro Carlos Fierro Carlos Eduardo Fierro Guerrero is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico... |
Peru 2005
Mexico was placed in Group C along with AustraliaAustralia national under-17 football team
The Australia national under-17 association football team, more commonly known as the Joeys, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.-FIFA U-17 World Cup:...
, Turkey
Turkey national youth football team
- Turkey National Under-19 Squad :The Turkey national under-19 football team is the national youth football team of Turkey.-Current Squad:* Coach: Abdullah Ercan* Assistant Coach: Soner Tolungüç...
and Uruguay
Uruguay national under-17 football team
Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.Uruguay has participated in 5 of 12 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.-Group C: -------------Round of 16:----...
in which Mexico came in second behind Turkey. In the knockout stage an extra-time victory over zone rivals Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
let to a then convincing victory over the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
. Mexico ended up defeating Brazil
Brazil national under-17 football team
-Round of 16:-----Quarterfinals:-----Semifinals:-----Bronze medal match:----- See also:* Brazil national football team* Brazil Olympic football team* Brazil national under-20 football team* South American Under-17 Football Championship...
3–0 in the final.
2011
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...
was held in home soil. Mexico was placed in Group A together with North Korea, Congo and the Netherlands
Netherlands national under-17 football team
The Netherlands national under-17 football team represents Netherlands in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB, the governing body for football in 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
Panama national under-17 football team
The Panama U-17 men's national football team is the national under-17 football team of Panama and is controlled by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol...
and France
France national under-17 football team
The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every four years...
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
Julio Gómez González
Julio Enrique Gómez González is a Mexican footballer who plays for CF Pachuca, on the Primera División Mexicana...
was injured and left the field. However, Gómez came back in the final 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
Uruguay national under-17 football team
Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.Uruguay has participated in 5 of 12 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.-Group C: -------------Round of 16:----...
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 equaliser however, during the last advances their defense became disorganised and in a counter attack 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.
Current squad
The following players were selected to contest the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...
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Head coach:
Raúl GutiérrezRecent fixtures and results
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2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
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Carlos Fierro Carlos Eduardo Fierro Guerrero is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico... Jong K. Casillas Giovani Casillas Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico. He won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011.-Club career:... |
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2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
Estadio Morelos Estadio Morelos Estadio Morelos is a football stadium located along Periférico Independencia, in the Independencia sector, in the foot of the Cerro del Quinceo in northwest Morelia, Michoacán, México. It's the site of professional football teams, Monarcas Morelia in the top division of Mexican football and... , Morelia Morelia Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital of the state. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the P'urhépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the... |
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2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
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Carlos Fierro Carlos Eduardo Fierro Guerrero is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico... Bueno |
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2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Hidalgo The Estadio Hidalgo is a football stadium named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. It is located in Pachuca in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, also named in honor of Miguel Hidalgo.... , Pachuca |
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2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
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Julio Gómez González Julio Enrique Gómez González is a Mexican footballer who plays for CF Pachuca, on the Primera División Mexicana... Espericueta |
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Casillas Giovani Casillas Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico. He won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011.-Club career:... |