Mexican national team has not missed the round of 16 of a World Cup since Argentina 1978

With the certainty of meeting the rivals of the Mexican National Team at the next Qatar 2022 World Cup, the uncertainty revolves around the possibilities that the national team to pass the group stage. The numbers, however, support the Tri and assume that they will most likely get their way to the round of 16: since the Argentina 1978 edition he has not been eliminated in the first round.

After the draw to define the groups, Mexico was installed in sector C, which it will share with Argentina, Poland and Saudi Arabia. A panorama, according to experts and specialists, in which the European squad will represent the direct rival to advance to the next phase.

Statistics dictate that of the last ten Tri appearances in World Cups, he has been eliminated in the group stage only once. Since Mexico 1970, the national team has attended the sports fair a dozen times (did not qualify for Germany 1974 or Spain 1982, and in Italy 1990 it was suspended by FIFA). Of these, it was in the 1978 edition that it came in last place in the sector with zero points.

Mexico 1970: shared group A with the Soviet Union, Belgium and El Salvador. He qualified second with five points and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Italy.

Argentina 1978: shared group B with Poland, Federal Germany and Tunisia. He finished last in the sector with three defeats and zero points.

Mexico 1986: shared group B with Paraguay, Belgium and Iraq. He qualified first with five points and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Federal Germany.

USA 1994: shared group E with Ireland, Italy and Norway. He qualified first with four points (there was a quadruple draw in units, but the goal difference benefited Mexico) and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Bulgaria.

France 1998: shared group E with the Netherlands, Belgium and South Korea. He qualified second with five points and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Germany.

Korea Japan 2002: shared Group G with Italy, Croatia and Ecuador. He qualified first with seven points and was eliminated in the round of 16 by the United States.

Germany 2006: shared group D with Portugal, Angola and Iran. He qualified second with four points and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Argentina.

South Africa 2010: shared group A with Uruguay, South Africa and France. He qualified second with four points and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Argentina.

Brazil 2014: shared group A with Brazil, Croatia and Cameroon. He qualified second with seven points and was eliminated in the round of 16 by the Netherlands.

Russia 2018: shared Group F with Germany, Sweden and South Korea. He qualified second with six points and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Brazil.

To: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands

B: England, Senegal, United States and European Repechage

C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia

D: France, Intercontinental Repechage (Peru or Australia/United Arab Emirates), Denmark and Tunisia

E: Spain, Intercontinental Repechage (Costa Rica or New Zealand), Germany and Japan

F: Belgium, Canada, Croatia and Croatia

G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Camerún

H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea

Those led by Gerardo Tata Martino will debut against Poland on November 22, against Argentina on November 26 and will finally close the group stage against Saudi Arabia on November 30.

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