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Mexico is an eight-time champion of the event and have gone on to win the FIFA Men’s Under-17 World Cup on two occasions (2005, 2011).
CONCACAF MEN'S U-17 APPEARANCES (Final Round): 18th (Trinidad & Tobago 1983, Mexico 1985, Honduras 1987, Trinidad & Tobago 1991, Cuba 1992, El Salvador 1994, Trinidad & Tobago 1996, El Salvador/Jamaica 1999, Honduras/United States 2001, Canada/Guatemala 2003, Costa Rica/Mexico 2005, Honduras/Jamaica 2007, Mexico 2009, Panama 2013, Honduras 2015, Panama 2017, United States 2019, Guatemala 2023).
Mexico has won 8 titles: 1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Runner-up in 1992, 3rd place in 1983, and finished 4th in 1994.
RECORD FINAL ROUND: G-85 W-66 D-14 L-5 (GF-262 GA-43) / 83.1% effectiveness.
TOP SCORERS (from 2009 Mexico): Daniel López (6), Israel Luna (5), Santiago Muñoz (5), Ulises Torres (4), Marco Granados (4).
BEST FINISH: Winner (1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017 y 2018). Runner-up (1992), 3º Place (1983), 4º Place (1994).
FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 14th (China 1985, Canada 1987, Italy 1991, Japan 1993, Egypt 1997, New Zealand 1999, Finland 2003, Peru 2005, Nigeria 2009, Mexico 2011, United Arab Emirates 2013, Chile 2015, India 2017, Brazil 2019).
BEST FINISH IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: Winner (Peru 2005, Mexico 2011).
RECORD IN FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: G-65 W-33 D-11 L-21 (GF-115 GA-86) / 56.4% effectiveness.
LAST APPEARANCE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: Runners-up (Brazil 2019).
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
vs. Curazao: 1G: 1W-0D-0L (9-GF 0-GA) include Netherlands Antilles appearances.
- Won 9-0, First Round (Group A), Mexico 1985 CU-17 Championship (12-MAY-1985).
vs. Panama: 6G: 6-W-0D-0L (25-GF 3-GA)
- Won 10-0, First Round (Group A), Mexico 1985 CU-17 Championship (14-MAY-1985).
- Won 7-0, First Round (Group B), El Salvador 1994 CU-17 Championship (4-NOV-1994).
- Won 2-1, Second Round (Group B), Honduras-Jamaica 2007 CU-17 Championship Qualification (21-AUG-2006).
- Won 2-1, Final, Panama 2013 CU-17 Championship (19-APR-2013).
- Won 3-1, First Round (Group B), Honduras 2015 CU-17 Championship (28-FEB-2015).
- Won 1-0, Second Round (Group E), Panama 2017 CU-17 Championship (3-MAY-2017).
vs. Guatemala: 5G: 5W-0D-0L (20GF 1GA)
- Won 7-0, First Round (Group A), Mexico 1985 CU-17 Championship (16-MAY-1985).
- Won 3-0, First Round (Group A), Trinidad & Tobago 1991 CU-17 Championship (29-MAR-1991).
- Won 5-1, First Round (Group B), Trinidad & Tobago 1996 CU-17 Championship (22-AUG-1996).
- Won 3-0, First Round (Group B), Mexico 2009 CU-17 Championship (24-APR-2009).
- Won 2-0, Quarter Finals, Panama 2013 CU-17 Championship (14-APR-2013).
