World Cup 2010: Mexico National Football Team Profle

Overview
Mexico National Team qualified in the World Cup 2010 by being the second in the CONACAF qualifying region behind the USA.

Mexico does not have a great experience this time around in playing against European teams, so we will see what they will do in South Africa in the World Cup 2010 competition.

World Cup Record
Mexico has done well and reached to the quarter finals twice from their 13 appearances in the World Cup History. They played in the World Cup Quarter finals once in 1970 and another time in 1986.

+ Pros
Internationally experienced players and they have a quick pace on the pitch.

-Cons
Mexico is usually unlucky after getting round of stage 16.

Current Squad
The Official Mexico World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers
Luis Ernesto Michel (Deportivo Guadalajara)
Óscar Pérez (Jaguares de Chiapas)
Guillermo Ochoa (CF América)

Defenders

Rafael Marquez (Barcelona)
Ricardo Osorio (VfB Stuttgart)
Francisco Javier Rodriguez (PSV Eindhoven)
Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven)
Jorge Torres (Atlas Guadalajara)
Efraín Juárez (UNAM Pumas)
Jonny Magallón (Deportivo Guadalajara)
Paul Aguilar (CF Pachuca)
Héctor Moreno (AZ Alkmaar)

Midfielders

Israel Castro (UNAM Pumas)
Andrés Guardado (Deportivo La Coruna)
Alberto Medina (Deportivo Guadalajara)
Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)
Pablo Barrera (UNAM Pumas)
Adolfo Bautista (Deportivo Guadalajara)
Guillermo Franco (West Ham United)

Strikers
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz)
Carlos Vela (Arsenal)
Giovani dos Santos (Galatasaray)
Javier Hernandez (Deportivo Guadalajara)

Top Players
Rafael Marquez is the captain for the Mexican team and he plays for Barcelona in Spain.
Carlos Vela from Arsenal
Giovani Dos Santos from Tottenham Hotspur.

The Coach
Sven Goran Eriksson was previously the coach of the Mexican team, however he was fired after having a poor results. The current coach is Javier Aguirre.

World Cup Predictions
In 2006 Mexico performed well to reach the round of 16 before and lost against the Argentinians in extra-time.

The fans would love if the Mexican National Team can perform as well as they have in 2006!

Quick Facts
Head coach: Javier Aguirre
Top scorer: Jared Borgetti (46)
FIFA code: MEX
FIFA ranking: 17
World Cup Appearances: 13 (First in 1930)