Nickname: El Tri
Nickname: El Tri
THE COACH: Javier Aguirre
FOUNDED: 1927
FIFA AFFILIATION: 1929
Highest FIFA ranking: 4 - February 1998 (first achieved)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 33 - July 2009
Previous World Cup appearances: 13 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Best World Cup performance: Quarterfinals (1970, 1986)
Date qualified for finals: October 10 2009
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Nickname: El Tri
Nickname: El Tri
THE COACH: Javier Aguirre
FOUNDED: 1927
FIFA AFFILIATION: 1929
Highest FIFA ranking: 4 - February 1998 (first achieved)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 33 - July 2009
Previous World Cup appearances: 13 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Best World Cup performance: Quarterfinals (1970, 1986)
Date qualified for finals: October 10 2009