🇲🇽 Mexico — Country Guide, World Cup 2026

El Tri

How They Play

Technical, possession-based football with flair in tight spaces and a fierce defensive identity that makes them miserable to play against.

Star Player

Hirving Lozano

Fun Fact

Mexico has been eliminated in the Round of 16 seven consecutive World Cups — a streak so consistent it has its own nickname: 'el quinto partido' (the fifth game that never comes).

World Cup 2026 Outlook

Playing the opening match at home in Mexico City, El Tri arrive with enormous pressure and enough talent to finally break the Round of 16 curse.