Brazil 

The 1950 was the fourth edition of the World cup and the first since the outbreak of World War Two. In their group this time were hosts Brazil, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. Like their display in 1930, the Mexico national football team failed again to make an impression on the competition. They again lost all three games, this time only scored 2 goals, but on the bright side only conceded 10.

Switzerland 

Four years later the Mexico national football team were again back and again finishing bottom of the group. The format was a little different this time, however, as two seeded teams played two unseeded teams to decide each group. So after their two games against Brazil and France, the team were still looking for their first world cup win having scored two and conceded eight.

Sweden

The World cup in Sweden represented a significant landmark for the Mexico national football team as the picked up their first ever point in the competition. This came in a 1-1 draw against Wales. Despite defeats to both Sweden and Hungary they only finished four points off group winners Sweden.

Chile

Following on from their first draw, the Mexico national football team managed their first ever win in 1962. It came against Czechoslovakia but was not enough to see them progress after defeats to both Brazil and Spain. The 3-1 win did however help the side to a third place finish, above Spain who finished bottom.

England

This improved form was maintained in England four years later. They were actually in a group with the hosts, as well as Uruguay and France. The only game of the three the Mexico national football team lost was to eventual winners England. The side finally took a World cup point off France and did the same against previous winners Uruguay. It was again not enough to progress but the side finished third, above bottom side France.

Mexico

The world cup in 1970 on home soil was a continuation of the steady progress the Mexico national football team had made at finals tournaments. Alongside the Soviet Union, Belgium and El Salvador in the group, Mexico managed a draw and two wins to finish second and progress onto the quarter finals. The two wins were a 4-0 victory over newcomers El Salvador and a 1-0 win over Belgium. In the quarter finals they faced eventual runners-up Italy and, despite taking the lead, were comfortably beaten 4-1.

Argentina

After not qualifying in 1974 the Mexico national football team continued their step-back, in terms of performances on the pitch, despite qualifying this time around. The side lost all three games, including a 6-0 defeat to West Germany. Perhaps the most disappointing result was a 3-1 loss to Tunisia. Unsurprisingly they finished bottom with a minus 10 goal difference.

Mexico

The 1986 world cup was something of a resurgence for the Mexico national football team. After the poor showing in 1978 and not qualifying in 1982, the side topped their group with five points from the three games. They beat Belgium and Iraq and drew with Paraguay, clearly spurred on with the tournament once again being on home soil. Compared to 1970, when the side last visited the quarter finals, there were more teams in the competition. As such, the Mexico national football team navigated past Bulgaria 2-0 in the last-sixteen, before playing West Germany is the quarter finals. Eight years previous the side were beaten 6-0 by the same opposition but this time they took them all the way to penalties before being eliminated. Mexico also claimed to have a legitimate goal incorrectly ruled out in that game which would have seen them through.

United States

After being banned for the 1990 edition for fielding an ineligible youth team player in a previous tournament, the Mexico national football team returned for the 1994 World cup. Similar to eight years before they again topped the group, this time on goals scored as all four teams finished on four points. Also similar to 1986 the team faced Bulgaria in the last sixteen. Unfortunately this time the side could not progress, and Bulgaria got their revenge with a victory on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

France

The Mexico national football team were now in the habit of progressing from their group and they maintained this in 1998. Alongside the Netherlands, Belgium and South Korea the side finished second and unbeaten after a win and two draws. Again they could not progress past the last sixteen as they lost this time to Germany. Although leading until late on, the side conceded in the 75th and 86th minutes to lose out.

Japan and South Korea

2002 saw a strong group stage performance for the Mexico national football team. After wins against Croatia and Ecuador, the side drew with Italy in the final group fixture to finish top with seven points. Moving into the last sixteen Mexico faced a North American derby against the United States. It was a disappointing game for Mexico as they crashed out 2-0 to a side they would have expected to beat, considering the form they had shown in the group.

Germany

At the 2006 World cup the Mexico national football team were presented with what seemed like a relatively straightforward group. Aside from Portugal they were faced with Angola and Iran. After a 3-1 win over Iran in the opener, the team slipped to a disappointing 0-0 draw with Angola. Despite a defeat in the final match they did manage to scrape through in second place with four points. Similar to four years previous the side once again failed to progress to the quarter finals. This time a narrow extra-time defeat to Argentina knocked them out. A wonder strike from Maxi Rodriguez proved to be the winning goal.

South Africa

For the World cup in South Africa the Mexico national football team found themselves playing in the opening fixture of the tournament against the hosts. After a 1-1 draw they went on to defeat a troubled France 2-1, before losing to group winners and eventual fourth placed Uruguay. Four points was enough to see them through in second place where they went on to face Argentina again in the last sixteen. This time it was not quite as dramatic as they lost out 3-1, and continued their inability to impact on the later-stages of the tournament.

Brazil

The Mexico national football team were once again in a group with the hosts. This time it was Brazil. A 1-0 win over Cameroon was followed by a draw with the South Americans. A 3-1 win over Croatia in the final group fixture saw the side through to the knock-out phase. In the last-sixteen the side came up against the Netherlands. Leading 1-0 the team conceded in the 88th minute. It got worse as in injury time they conceded a controversial penalty. The Netherlands scored and Mexico’s tournament was over.

Russia

The Mexico national football team entered world cup qualifying in the fourth round group stage. They will face Honduras, El Salvador, and Canada.