France98 – Mexico Team Page

22nd Qualifier
CONCACAF

Land area: 1 969 367 km²

Population: 90 000 000

Capital: Mexico City

Main cities: Guadalajara, Monterrey

System of government: Republic

Head of state: Ernesto Zedillo

Currency: peso

Time difference: 7 hours ahead of Paris

2 March 97 Mexico – Canada 4-0

16 March 97 Costa Rica – Mexico 0-0

13 April 97 Mexico – Jamaïca 6-0

20 April 97 United States – Mexico 2-2

5 October97 Mexico – El Salvador 5-0

12 October 97 Canada – Mexico 2-2

2 November 97 Mexico – United States 0-0

16 points
20 goals scored
4 goals conceded

Goalkeeper: CAMPOS (age 30, 97 caps)

Defenders: PARDO (age 21, 27 caps) RAMIREZ (age 25, 78 caps) SUAREZ (age 28, 102 caps)

DAVINO (age 21, 31 caps)

Mid-field: COYOTE (age 30, 49 caps) GARCIA ASPE (age 30, 71 caps)

GALINDO (age 36, 75 caps)

Strikers: HERNANDEZ (age 28, 29 caps) HERMOSILLO (age 33, 95 caps)

ALVES “ZAGUE” (age 30, 82 caps)

Number of players used during the qualifying rounds: 36

National team colours: green, white and red

FIFA ranking (on 1 November 1997): 10th

World Cup: 10 participations (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994)

Copa America: Finalist in 1993, semi-finalist in 1997

Bora MILUTINOVIC
Velibor Milutinovic, known as “Bora”, is without doubt one of the most experienced national team coaches presently in the game: with Mexico, Costa Rica, the United States and now Mexico again, he has been at the helm for more than 200 international games. Born in Serbia, Milutinovic began his footballing career with Partizan Belgrade before playing in Switzerland, France and finally Mexico, where he hung up his boots. In 1986, his Mexican team reached the quarter-finals before losing to Germany on penalties. In 1994 he led the American team to the last sixteen (lost 0-1 against Brazil). In France he will be attempting to do at least as well as in 1986.