After shedding the Concacaf Nations League ultimate to the US again in March, Mexico are keen to start their Copa America 2024 marketing campaign and hunt for extra worldwide glory.
The final time Mexico competed within the Copa America, they suffered a devastating 7-0 defeat in opposition to the longer term match winners, Chile, within the quarter-finals of the Copa América Centenario. El Tri weren’t included within the 2019 version of the match, and solely CONMEBOL groups competed within the final Copa America.
, although, options who efficiently certified for the match. Mexico booked their ticket to the US with their spectacular run within the CONCACAF Nations League, and was sorted into Group B together with Jamaica, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
However have El Tri ever gained the Copa America within the match’s 108-year existence?
What number of Copa Americas has Mexico gained?
Mexico has zero Copa America titles. The truth is, no CONCACAF workforce has ever gained the match; solely eight CONMEBOL groups have raised the historic trophy for the reason that match first began in 1916.
El Tri have come near claiming the final word victory, although, ending second within the 1993 and 2001 editions of the match. Of their first ever Copa America ultimate, Mexico misplaced 2-1 to Argentina after Batistuta scored a 74th minute winner.
Then, simply eight years later, Mexico got here up quick in opposition to Colombia, shedding 1-0 on the Estadio El Campín.
Though Mexico haven’t been again to a Copa America ultimate since their loss to Colombia, they’re nonetheless the one non-South American workforce to even make it that far within the competitors. Whereas their ultimate appearances are merely a comfort prize in comparison with including a trophy to their cupboard, it’s nonetheless a noteworthy statistic.
Mexico have the possibility to avenge their previous losses this summer time at Copa America 2024. El Tri kick off their first match of the match in opposition to Jamaica on June 22.
