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World Cup archive
Mexico have qualified for 17 World Cups — more than any nation outside Europe or South America — and hosted the tournament twice (1970 and 1986). The green El Tri shirt is a permanent fixture of tournament football and one of Adidas' longest-running international contracts.
At a glance
17 World Cup appearances
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1970
Mexican FA
Mexico
Classic green shirt with a white collar and a small crest — the shirt of the first Mexican host tournament.
Mexico reached the quarter-finals on home soil, their best World Cup run up to that point.
1986
Adidas
Mexico
Iconic green Adidas shirt with three white stripes on the shoulders — one of the most copied international templates ever.
Hosts again, and again reached the quarter-finals. The tournament is remembered for Maradona's Hand of God and Mexico's wave of noise in the Azteca.
1998
ABA Sport
France
Famously loud green shirt with the Aztec calendar printed across the chest. Still one of the most collected international shirts on resale sites.
Mexico reached the round of 16 and the shirt became a collector item almost overnight.
2014
Adidas
Brazil
Bold emerald green with red trim and a modernised crest. Ochoa wore a famously loud goalkeeper shirt the same tournament.
Mexico topped a group that included Brazil and pushed the Netherlands to the limit in the round of 16.
2018
Adidas
Russia
Vibrant green home with red and white sleeve detail. Worn when Mexico beat the defending champions.
Mexico beat world champions Germany 1-0 on matchday one — one of the great group-stage upsets in modern World Cup history.
2022
Adidas
Qatar
Cleaner emerald green home with Aztec motif on the sleeve — a nod to 1998.
Mexico failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 1978, eliminated on goal difference behind Argentina and Poland.
Mexico/USA/Canada
Current-cycle Mexico home shirt for the 48-team tournament, with Mexico co-hosting.
The archive continues on the live 2026 Mexico team page.
Twice — in 1970 and 1986. Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup with the USA and Canada, becoming the first nation to host (or co-host) three World Cups.
Adidas have made the Mexico national team kit since 1999.
Quarter-finals, reached twice — in 1970 and 1986, both on home soil.
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