Football World Cup 1954 / Mexico
This article covers the Mexican national soccer team at the 1954 World Cup .
qualification
| rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
.svg){kind=small} Mexico
|
19: 1 | 8th |
| 2 |
 United States
|
7: 9 | 4th |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Haiti
|
2:18 | 0 |
| Mexico | - | Haiti | 8-0 |
| Haiti | - | Mexico | 0: 4 |
| Mexico | - | United States | 4-0 |
| Mexico | - | United States | 3: 1 |
Mexican contingent
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Mexican team games
Preliminary round
| rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Brazil
|
6: 1 | 3 |
| 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
2: 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
 France
|
3: 3 | 2 |
| 4th |
Mexico
|
2: 8 | 0 |
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Brazil - Mexico 5: 0 (4: 0)
Stadium: Stade des Charmilles ( Geneva )
Spectators: 13,000
Referee: Wyssling ( Switzerland )
Goals: 1-0 Baltazar (23rd), 2-0 Didi (30th), 3-0 Pinga , 4-0 Pinga (43rd), 5-0 Julinho (69th)
Brazil were superior to Mexico in all respects and took the lead after just 24 minutes. When the half-time whistle sounded, the Brazilians were already 4-0 ahead and thus ensured an early preliminary decision. Brazil also controlled the game at will in the second half, but only scored one goal in the final minute. During the entire game, the Mexicans only fired two shots on goal: José Luis Lamadrid in the first half and Raúl Arellano in the second. These two players, along with goalkeeper Salvador Mota, defender Raúl Cárdenas and wing runner Alfredo Torres, were still among the best players on a hopelessly overwhelmed Mexican team.
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France - Mexico 3: 2 (1: 0)
Stadium: Stade des Charmilles ( Geneva )
Spectators: 19,000
Referee: Asensi ( Spain )
Goals: 1-0 Vincent (19th), 2-0 Cárdenas (49th) ET , 2: 1 Lamadrid (54th), 2: 2 Balcázar (85th), 3: 2 Kopa (88th) 11 m
The French dominated the first half, had clear advantages in possession and were deservedly 1-0 lead. When Raúl Cárdenas scored an own goal at the beginning of the second half (the only one in his professional career!), Everyone in the stadium believed in the preliminary decision in favor of the French and Mexico's eighth World Cup defeat in the eighth game. But this mishap seemed to spur the Mexicans rather than demoralize them. Because now they found their way back into the game and were particularly driven by the tireless efforts of their right wing runner Alfredo Torres. On the preparatory work of the previously unlucky Cárdenas, Tomás Balcázar scored the equalizer in the 85th minute to make it 2-2. But this was only the beginning of an extremely dramatic final phase. Because in the 88th minute, the Spanish referee Manuel Asensi decided on a hand penalty, which allowed the French to decide the game in their favor. After the final whistle, there were tumultuous scenes. At first the excited Mexican defender Jorge Romo ran towards the referee, but was held back by the police and his teammates. At the same time there were quarrels between Mexican and French spectators in the stands. Swiss viewers soon got involved and sided with the obviously disadvantaged Mexicans. While the French team quickly disappeared into their cabins, the referee could only leave the field under police protection, because in the meantime some angry spectators had stormed onto the field. The Mexican daily Excélsior described the penalty and the associated defeat as "theft". Be that as it may: because both teams had lost their opening game and the game between Brazil and Yugoslavia that was taking place at the same time ended 1-1, the French and the Mexicans were eliminated despite this "stolen victory".
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- La Historia de las Copas del Mundo (Editorial Televisa, Mexico City, 2006)
- The 1954 World Cup at RSSSF.com
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