After the opening of the Copa América to teams from outside South American territory, Mexico, in several editions as a guest country, became one of the main teams to take center stage in the CONMEBOL tournament.
El Tri knows what it takes to compete for international honors and, in every competition, they aim to go as far as possible.
They have a strong history in the Copa América as previous finalists, but almost completely missed out on qualifying for the 2024 event in the United States, eventually managing to overcome a penalty shootout against Honduras after salvaging a 2-2 draw in the League of CONCACAF Nations. semi-final match.
Mexico will be in Group B of this year’s Copa América, along with Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica. They will hope to at least reach the first knockout round.
What are the past results and historical statistics of Mexico in the Copa América? What is your history like? Below is a breakdown of his tournament history.
Mexico in the Copa América: History, years played
The 2024 Copa América will be the eleventh that Mexico plays. El Tri returns to the competition after being absent in 2019 and 2021.
Although Mexico has not yet won the Copa América, it is one of the teams that has played more than one edition (and more than one final) without tasting glory. They reached the final in 1993 and 2001, but lost 2-1 to Argentina and 1-0 to Colombia in those respective matches.
Their worst performances in the Copa América occurred in 2011 and 2015. In the first of these tournaments, played in Argentina, they finished last in their group with three defeats in three games played; In the second, in Chile, they also finished last in their group, with two draws and one defeat.
Since its debut in the competition in 1993, Mexico has only missed the Copa América twice: the 2019 and 2021 tournaments, both held in Brazil.
Historic finals for Mexico in each Copa América
| America Cup | Result |
| From 1916 to 1991 | I do not participate |
| 1993 | Runners-up |
| nineteen ninety five | Quarter finals |
| 1997 | 3rd place |
| 1999 | 3rd place |
| 2001 | Runners-up |
| 2004 | Quarter finals |
| 2007 | 3rd place |
| 2011 | First round |
| 2015 | First round |
| 2016 | Quarter finals |
| 2019 | I do not participate |
| 2021 | I do not participate |
| 2024 | In progress |
Mexico in the Copa América in numbers, statistics
- Games played: 49
- Games won: twenty
- Tied games: 13
- Lost games: sixteen
- Goals scored: 67
- Objectives granted: 62
- Penalty shootouts won: 2
- Lost penalty shootouts: 1
