Mexico national American football team
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The Mexico national American football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol americano de México) represents Mexico in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA). Mexico has participated in competitions such as the IFAF World Championship and the World University American Football Championship. The Mexican junior team has participated in competitions such as the IFAF Junior World Championship and the NFL Global Junior Championship.
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| Nickname | El Tri |
|---|---|
| Federation | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA) |
| Confederation | IFAF Americas |
| Region | North America |
| Colors | Green, white & red |
| Uniforms |  |
| Head coach | Raul Rivera Sanchez |
| First international | |
 Mexico 89–0  Finland(Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Mexico 89–0 Finland (Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Mexico 6–30  United States(Canton, Ohio, United States; 9 July 2015) | |
| IFAF World Championship of American Football | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | Runner-up (1999, 2003) |
| World University American Football Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | Champions (2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Mexico | ||
| IFAF World Championship | ||
 | 1999 Italy | Team |
| 2003 Germany | Team |
 | 2015 United States | Team |
| World University Championship | ||
 | 2014 Sweden | Team |
| 2016 Mexico | Team |
| 2018 China | Team |
Mexico finished second place in both the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Championship, losing both times to Japan. They did not participate in 2007 but returned to competition in the 2011 Championship. They returned to the podium at the 2015 IFAF World Championship, where they won a bronze medal.
Mexico also won the World University American Football Championship three times (2014, 2016 and 2018).
The selected players are usually from teams in ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.
Tournament history
IFAF World Championship of American Football
World University American Football Championship
- 2014:
Champions - 2016: Champions
- 2018: Champions
Junior national team
NFL Global Junior Championship
- 1997: Champions
- 1998: Champions
- 1999:
Silver - 2003:
Bronze - 2004: Bronze
- 2005: Bronze
- 2007: Bronze
Mexico's junior team competed in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio from 27 June to 5 July.[3]
IFAF U-20 World Championship
- 2009: 4th
- 2012: Did not participate
- 2014: Bronze
- 2016: Bronce
- 2018: Silver
- 2024: Did not participate
