Mexican national football team (U-17 juniors)

The Mexican national soccer team of the U-17 juniors is a selection team of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación , which consists of Mexican soccer players who have already started the age of 16 and have not yet reached the age of 17. The U-17 soccer players in Mexico are one of the most successful national teams in this age group , having won two world championship titles in 2005 and 2011 . Only the U-17 national teams of Nigeria with five and Brazil with three world championship titles as well as the selection of Ghana with also two titles are more successful or just as successful in this regard. (Status: 2017)

The performance at the U-17 soccer world championships

year	round	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Remarks
1985	Preliminary round	3	1	1	1	03: 03	After a 0-0 win against Hungary and a 3-1 win against Qatar, a draw against Brazil would have been enough to advance, as the Seleção had previously lost 1-0 to Hungary. But Mexico lost 2-0 (0-0) and were eliminated in third place.
1987	Preliminary round	3	1	1	1	03: 09	After a 2-2 defeat against Bolivia and a tough 7-0 defeat against the Soviet Union, a 1-0 win against reigning world champions Nigeria was no longer enough to advance, but was still enough to make it to third place. How difficult the Mexican group was, becomes clear when you keep in mind that the two group opponents, the Soviet Union and Nigeria, also faced each other in the final.
1989	Disqualified after the Mexican Federation failed to adhere to player age limits when qualifying for the Seoul Olympics.
1991	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	05: 06	Disappointing performance of the Mexicans, who finished last in the group for the first time at a U-17 World Cup. After a 3: 4 against Australia and a 1: 0 against Qatar they failed with a 1: 2 in the last game against Congo.
1993	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	04: 07	The 2: 1 in the first game against Italy ultimately only secured third place in group A, the Ghana with 9: 1 goals and 6: 0 points (4: 1 against Mexico) before hosts Japan (2: 1 against Mexico) won.
1995	Not qualified
1997	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	08: 06	After a 2: 3 against Spain and a 5: 0 against New Zealand a draw against Mali would have been enough to get through for the first time, but lost with 1: 3 and took third place once again.
1999	Quarter finals	4th	2	0	2	07: 07	Mexico survived the group stage for the first time. After a 4-0 win against Thailand and a 4-0 win against Ghana, Mexico had to beat Spain, who already had four points, to make it 1-0. In the quarter-finals, El Tri lost 3-2 to the USA. As a consolation, the FIFA Fair Play Awards were awarded as the fairest team at the World Cup.
2001	Not qualified
2003	Quarter finals	4th	1	2	1	05: 05	After a 0-0 win against Colombia and a 2-0 win against hosts Finland, Mexico were top of the table and could hope to become group winners at a U-17 World Cup for the first time. But a 3: 3 in the last game against the bottom of the table China and a simultaneous 9: 1 victory of the Colombians against the Finns banished El Tri to second place. Again they were eliminated in the quarter-finals, this time with 0-2 against Argentina.
2005	World Champion	6th	5	0	1	16: 03	The “golden generation” of Mexican football around superstar Giovani dos Santos , who started the tournament with a lot of confidence, missed group victory due to a 2-1 defeat against Turkey and needed extra time in the quarter-finals to prevail 3-1 against Costa Rica , but really got going towards the end of the tournament and overtook the Dutch 4-0 in the semifinals and the Brazilians 3-0 in the final. In addition, the Mexican Carlos Vela became the tournament's top scorer with five goals.
2007	Not qualified
2009	Round of 16	4th	2	0	2	04: 03	After a 2-0 win against eventual group winners and world champions Switzerland, El Tri achieved second place in the preliminary group and qualification for the round of 16, where Mexico beat on penalties with two wins against Brazil (1-0) and Japan (2-0) South Korea lost.
2011	World Champion	7th	7th	0	0	17: 07	In their own country, Mexico managed to win the preliminary group for the first time and became world champions for the second time with a flawless record of seven wins in seven games. In addition, the Mexicans Julio Gómez were awarded the gold, Jorge Espericueta the silver and Carlos Fierro the bronze ball as the three best players of the tournament.
2013	Vice world champion	7th	5	0	2	11:11	Mexico experienced the biggest defeat that a defending champion has ever suffered in an opening game with a 1: 6 opening defeat against Nigeria. Mexico won the next five games (including an 11-10 win on penalties against Brazil) and advanced to the final. There Nigeria again proved to be an insurmountable hurdle and El Tri lost 3-0. The best Mexican player was Iván Ochoa, who scored the most goals for the Mexicans with four goals and was also awarded the bronze ball.
2015	4th Place	7th	4th	1	2	14: 09	Again Mexico failed at eventual world champions Nigeria: this time with 2: 4 in the semi-finals. In the game for third place, El Tri lost 3-2 to Belgium.
2017	Round of 16	4th	0	2	2	04: 06	Mexico didn't win a single game and, with two points scored in the preliminary round, qualified fourth-best in the group for the round of 16, where El Tri was eliminated by Iran (1: 2).
total	13 of 17	58	31	7th	20th	101: 82

successes

title

• World Champion : 2005 , 2011
• CONCACAF winner : 1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017 (record winner with 7 titles)
• CONCACAF group winners (World Cup qualification) : 1999, 2005

Awards

• FIFA Fair-Play Award for the fairest team in the tournament: 1999
• Golder Schuh: Carlos Vela (top scorer of the 2005 World Cup)
• Golder Ball: Julio Gómez (Best Player of the World Cup 2011)
• Silver Ball: Giovani dos Santos (second best player in the 2005 World Cup), Jorge Espericueta (second best player in the 2011 World Cup)
• Bronze Ball: Carlos Fierro (third best player in the 2011 World Cup), Iván Ochoa (third best player in the 2013 World Cup)

The 2005 World Champion squad

number	Surname	Association at the time	birthday
goalkeeper
0 1	Sergio Arias	Guadalajara	02/27/1988
12	Alejandro Gallardo	Atlas	January 16, 1988
19th	Cristian Flores	Atlas	04/30/1988
Defense
0 2	Patricio Araujo ( c )	Guadalajara	01/30/1988
0 3	Efraín Juarez	UNAM Pumas	02/22/1988
0 4th	Christian Sánchez	Atlas	04/04/1989
0 5	Héctor Moreno	UNAM Pumas	January 17, 1988
17th	Pedro Valverde	Cruz Azul	04/06/1988
midfield
0 6th	Omar Esparza	Guadalajara	May 21, 1988
0 7th	Jorge Hernández	Atlas	02/11/1988
11	Mario Gallegos	Atlas	04/15/1988
13	Edgar Andrade	Cruz Azul	03/02/1988
15th	Juan Carlos Silva	America	02/06/1988
16	Adrián Aldrete	Morelia	06/14/1988
18th	César Villaluz	Cruz Azul	07/18/1988
attack
0 8th	Giovani dos Santos	Barcelona	05/11/1989
0 9	Carlos Vela	Guadalajara	03/01/1989
10	Ever Guzman	Morelia	03/15/1988
14th	Heriberto Beltrán	Pachuca	03/03/1988
20th	Enrique Esqueda	America	04/19/1988
Trainer
	Jesús Ramírez		04/21/1957

The 2011 World Champion's squad

number	Surname	Association at the time	birthday
goalkeeper
0 1	Richard Sánchez	Dallas	04/05/1994
12	José Manuel González	Pachuca	01/14/1995
21st	Dilan Nicoletti	Newell's Old Boys	01/18/1994
Defense
0 2	Francisco Flores	Cruz Azul	January 17, 1994
0 3	Carlos Guzman	Morelia	05/19/1994
0 4th	Antonio Briseño ( c )	Atlas	02/02/1994
0 5	Jorge Luis Caballero	Monterrey	01/25/1994
13	Luis Solorio	Guadalajara	08/01/1994
14th	Fabián Guzmán	Atlas	04/30/1994
15th	Felipe de Jesús Sifuentes	Monterrey	02/16/1994
18th	José Pablo Tostado	Guadalajara	07/28/1994
midfield
0 6th	Kevin Escamilla	UNAM Pumas	02/21/1994
0 7th	Jorge Espericueta	UANL Tigres	08/09/1994
0 8th	Julio Gomez	Pachuca	08/13/1994
10	Alfonso González	Atlas	05/09/1994
16	Enrique Flores	Monterrey	03/25/1994
17th	Giovani Casillas	Guadalajara	01/04/1994
attack
0 9	Carlos Fierro	Guadalajara	07/24/1994
11	Marco Bueno	Leon	March 31, 1994
19th	Daniel Hernández	Monterrey	02/16/1994
20th	Marcelo Gracia	Monterrey	04/02/1994
Trainer
	Raúl Gutiérrez		10/16/1966