Mexico national under-17 football team

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Mexico U-17
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Nickname(s) El Tri (The Tri)
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Los Niños Héroes (The Hero Boys)
Association Mexican Football Federation
(Federación Mexicana de Fútbol)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Carlos Cariño
FIFA code MEX
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First international
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0–0 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg
(Shanghai, China; 31 July 1985)
Biggest win
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9–0 Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 11 February 2023)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7–0 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg
(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)

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.

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History

2005

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

Mexico U-17 players of the 2011 generation Mexican players in the FIFA 2011 U-17 World Cup.jpg
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

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

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

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

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg9–0Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
4:00 pm CST
Report Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
April 2, 2023 (2023-04-02) Montaigu Tournament Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Montaigu, France
Report
November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12) 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  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  Flag of Mexico.svg2–2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–4Flag of Mexico.svg  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  Flag of Mali.svg5–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Surabaya, Indonesia
15:30
Report Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Players

Current squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Paolo Bedolla (2006-01-01)1 January 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg América
22 DF Jose Suárez (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
32 DF Kevin García (2006-02-09)9 February 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna
42 DF Luis Navarrete (2006-08-23)23 August 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca
52 DF Javen Romero (2006-04-21)21 April 2006 (aged 17) Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
63 MF Isaac Martínez (2006-03-23)23 March 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
74 FW Brandon Lomelí (2006-11-10)10 November 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
83 MF José Urías (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
94 FW Stephano Carrillo (2006-03-07)7 March 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna
103 MF Gael Álvarez (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
114 FW Fidel Barajas (2006-04-05)5 April 2006 (aged 17) Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Battery
121 GK Fernando Delgado (2006-07-25)25 July 2006 (aged 17) Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake
132 DF Adrian Pelayo (2006-05-16)16 May 2006 (aged 17) Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina FC
142 DF Manuel Sánchez (2006-02-06)6 February 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM
153 MF Luis Ortiz (2006-07-09)9 July 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
163 MF Daniel Vázquez (2006-04-06)6 April 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
173 MF Adrián Fernández de Lara (2006-05-05)5 May 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg América
184 FW Tahiel Jiménez (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna
194 FW Mateo Levy (2006-10-22)22 October 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
204 FW Francisco Valenzuela (2007-04-13)13 April 2007 (aged 16) Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
211 GK Roberto Moreno (2006-02-26)26 February 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 Group stage10th311133
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987 Group stage10th311139
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989 Did not enter
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Group stage11th310256
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993 Group stage10th310247
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997 Group stage10th310286
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999 Quarter-finals6th420277
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001 Did not qualify
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 Quarter-finals6th412155
Flag of Peru.svg 2005 Champions1st6501163
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009 Round of 1610th421143
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 Champions1st7700177
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 Runners-up2nd74121111
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 Fourth Place4th7412149
Flag of India.svg 2017 Round of 1616th402246
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Runners-up2nd7322145
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 Round of 1615th4112710
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 to be determined
Total2 Titles15/206934122312297

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
YearRoundPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1983 Third Place4310130
Flag of Mexico.svg 1985 Champions7610371
Flag of Honduras.svg 1987 Champions6600162
Flag of Cuba.svg 1988 Did not enter
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1991 Champions633082
Flag of Cuba.svg 1992 Runners-up6420216
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1994 Fourth Place6402174
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1996 Champions6600232
Flag of Mexico.svg 2009 Cancelled due to the 2009 flu pandemic outbreak
Flag of Jamaica.svg 2011 did not participate/World Cup Host
Flag of Panama.svg 2013 Champions5500143
Flag of Honduras.svg 2015 Champions6420163
Flag of Panama.svg 2017 Champions6411227
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Champions7700213
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2023 Champions7610292
Total9 Titles725811323735

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Honours

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Mexico's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

See also

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References

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