Mexico finished second in the CONCACAF qualifying, securing a spot in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022. The team led by Gerardo Martino concluded with the same record as Canada in the first place (W8, D4, L2), although Canada had a higher goal differential.
While Mexico finished ahead of its neighbours, the USA, who won the final automatic berth, Costa Rica defeated New Zealand in a difficult playoff to win the final qualifying spot in Qatar. El Tre has reached the Round of 16 in each of their last 7 competitions, and they plan to surpass that mark in the 2022 campaign.
2022 FIFA World Cup: Who is the coach for Mexico?
Gerardo Martino was chosen to lead Mexico’s national team in January 2019. The Mexico FA assigned him the responsibility to break the team’s World Cup knockout curse. Every World Cup since 1994 has seen El Tri, the national football team of Mexico, reach the pre-quarterfinals but never the semifinals.
Argentinean “Tata” Martino has focused on assisting Mexico to play attractive football with his signature quick passes and darting forward play down the sides. Wingers like Alexis Vega, Hirving Lozano, Uriel Antuna, and Roberto Alvarado were the foundation around which he built the team.
Martino had a strong start with Mexico and guided the group to the CONCACAF Gold Cup win in 2019. Under his leadership, it also won a friendly game against the Netherlands.
