Mexico national team with a historic World Cup record | OneFootball

At last, the World Cup qualifiers have concluded, and we now know the 48 qualified teams for the World Cup in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

The last team to qualify was Iraq, after defeating Bolivia 2-1 in a match played in Monterrey, thus completing the list of nations that will seek to lift the World Cup.

One of the biggest surprises was Italy’s elimination after losing to Bosnia in a penalty shootout, missing out for the third consecutive time, something that had never happened to them in their history.

For its part, Mexico did not have to play in the qualifiers since, as a host nation, it qualifies automatically, but it left a very good impression in its two friendly matches against Portugal and Belgium.

A historic record for the Mexican National Team in World Cups.

With all the teams now qualified, the list of the countries with the most World Cup appearances was updated, and Mexico is in the Top 5.

Brazil is the only nation in the world to have qualified for EVERY World Cup edition (23 in total), from the first one in 1930 to the latest in 2026.

Germany comes a little behind with 21 appearances, although interestingly it was never eliminated on sporting merit; its two absences came from refusing to participate in 1930 and being excluded in 1950 due to the war.

Argentina is third with the most appearances, with 19, having missed France 1938, Brazil 1950, Switzerland 1954, and Mexico 1970.

And right here comes the Mexican National Team with 18 World Cup qualifications, missing the editions of Italy 1934, France 1938, Germany 1974, Spain 1982, and Italy 1990. Although two of those were due to off-the-field issues, the first in 1934 when it could not attend because of a lack of financial resources, and the second in 1990 when it was suspended by FIFA.

And to round out the Top 5, Italy appears, a team that up until 2014 had only missed two editions, but now has five without participating: Uruguay 1930, Sweden 1958, Russia 2018, Qatar 2022, and Mexico/United States/Canada 2026.

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