Mexico at the CONCACAF Nations League

The CONCACAF Nations League is an international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The tournament takes place on dates allocated for international friendlies on the FIFA International Match Calendar. A one-time qualifying tournament took place from September 2018 to March 2019 and the inaugural tournament began in September 2019. The teams are divided into three leagues of four groups, from League A to League C. The winners of each group from League A get to play the Finals, constituted of the semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and the final.

Overall record

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CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK Squad
United States 2019−20 A B 6 4 1 1 15 6 Same position 2nd Squad
United States 2022–23 A A 6 3 2 1 9 6 Same position 3rd Squad
United States 2023–24 A Bye 4 2 0 2 5 4 Same position 2nd Squad
Total 16 9 3 4 29 16 2nd
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil.

List of matches

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All-time matches at the CONCACAF Nations League
Season Round Opponent Score Result Venue City Mexico scorers
United States 2019–20 Group B
 Bermuda 5–1 W National Stadium Devonshire Parish Antuna, Macías (2), Lozano, Herrera
 Panama 3–1 W Azteca Mexico City Alvarado, Macías, Pizarro
3–0 W Rommel Fernández Panama City Jiménez (2), Álvarez
 Bermuda 2–1 W Nemesio Díez Toluca Córdova, Antuna
Semi-finals  Costa Rica 0–0
(5–4 p)
D Empower Field at Mile High Denver
Final  United States 2–3 (a.e.t.) L Empower Field at Mile High Denver Corona, Lainez
United States 2022–23 Group A
 Suriname 3–0 W Corona Torreón Reyes, Martín, Sánchez
 Jamaica 1–1 D National Stadium Kingston Romo
 Suriname 2–0 W Frank Essed Stadion Paramaribo Vásquez
 Jamaica 2–2 D Azteca Mexico City Pineda, Lozano
Semi-finals  United States 0–3 L Allegiant Stadium Paradise
Third place play-off  Panama 1–0 W Allegiant Stadium Paradise Gallardo
United States 2023–24 Quarter-finals
 Honduras 0–2 L Nacional Chelato Uclés Tegucigalpa
2–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
W Azteca Mexico City Chávez, Álvarez
Semi-finals  Panama 3–0 W AT&T Stadium Arlington Álvarez, Quiñones, Pineda
Final  United States 0–2 L AT&T Stadium Arlington

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Mexico Panama Bermuda
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 3–1 2–1
2  Panama 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3 Qualification for Gold Cup 0–3 0–2
3  Bermuda (R) 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3 Gold Cup prelims and League B 1–5 1–4
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Bermuda 1–5 Mexico
  • Wells 56'
Report

Mexico 3–1 Panama
Report

Panama 0–3 Mexico
Report

Mexico 2–1 Bermuda
Report

Final tournament

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Semi-finals


Final

United States 3–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Report


Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Jamaica Suriname
1  Mexico 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 2–2 3–0
2  Jamaica 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 1–1 3–1
3  Suriname 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–2 1–1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Mexico 3–0 Suriname
Report

Jamaica 1–1 Mexico
Bailey 4' Report Romo 45+3'

Suriname 0–2 Mexico
Report

Mexico 2–2 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Final tournament

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Semi-finals

United States 3–0 Mexico
Report


Third place play-off

Panama 0–1 Mexico
Report


Quarter-finals

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Honduras 2–0 Mexico
Report
Mexico 2–0 (a.e.t.) Honduras
Report
Penalties
4–2

2–2 on aggregate. Mexico won 4–2 on penalties.

Final tournament

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Semi-finals

Panama 0–3 Mexico
Report

Final

Mexico 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 59,471
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Goalscorers

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Player Goals 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24
Edson Álvarez 3 1 2
José Juan Macías 3 3
Uriel Antuna 2 2
Hirving Lozano 2 1 1
Orbelín Pineda 2 1 1
Roberto Alvarado 1 1
Luis Chávez 1 1
Sebastián Córdova 1 1
Jesús Gallardo 1 1
Héctor Herrera 1 1
Raúl Jiménez 1 1
Henry Martín 1 1
Rodolfo Pizarro 1 1
Julián Quiñones 1 1
Israel Reyes 1 1
Luis Romo 1 1
Érick Sánchez 1 1
Johan Vásquez 1 1
Total 25 12 8 5

Bold players are still active for the national team.

Notes

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  1. ^ Though listed with a 20:00 kick-off time,[2] the match began at 20:36.[3]
  2. ^ Though listed with a 19:00 kick-off time,[5] the match actually began at 19:36.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Summary CONCACAF Nations League A – Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals provisional rosters and kick off times confirmed". CONCACAF. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Goff, Steven [@SoccerInsider] (3 June 2021). "USMNT vs. Honduras kickoff: 5:36 pm local (7:36 ET). TV: CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN. Mexico-Costa Rica match listed at 8 pm local but won't kick off until 8:36 local (Univision, TUDN)" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (3 June 2021). "Jordan Siebatcheu's late goal gives USMNT ugly 1–0 win over Honduras in Nations League semifinal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals provisional rosters and kick off times confirmed". CONCACAF. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ Goff, Steven [@SoccerInsider] (June 6, 2021). "Concacaf Nations League matchday – 3rd-place game: Costa Rica v Honduras, 4:36 pm local kickoff/6:36 ET (UniMas, TUDN, Paramount+). Final: United States v Mexico, 7:36 pm local kickoff/9:36 ET (CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN, Paramount+)" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Keeler, Sean (June 6, 2021). "Highlands Ranch native Ethan Horvath, Christian Pulisic lift U.S. to 3–2 win over Mexico". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mexico 3-0 Panama (Mar 21, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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