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The Mexico national football team played its first match on the 9th of December 1923 at Parque España in Mexico City. Rafael Garza Gutiérrez managed that squad to a 2, 1 victory over Guatemala.
Antonio Carbajal became the first player to appear in five consecutive World Cups between 1950 and 1966 while representing the Mexico national football team. This achievement stands as a unique record within the history of the tournament.
The 1990 FIFA World Cup disqualification stemmed from using players over the age limit in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship qualifiers. This incident became known as the Cachirules scandal and banned all Mexican national representatives from FIFA-sanctioned tournaments.
Estadio Azteca opened in 1966 with an official capacity of 87,523 spectators and serves as the home stadium for both the Mexico national team and Club América. The venue hosted the FIFA World Cup Final twice in 1970 and 1986 before hosting again in 2026.
The United States defeated Mexico at Estadio Azteca on the 15th of August 2012 ending a seventy-five year streak without an American victory on Mexican ground. Costa Rica became the first country in CONCACAF to beat Mexico on Mexican soil during FIFA World Cup qualification known as Aztecazo.