So without further ado...
Manager: Miguel Herrera
Previous Best: Quarter Final (1970, 1986)
Nickname: El Tri
Likely Formation: 5-3-2
Likely Line-up:
| Pos | Name | Age | Caps | Club |
| GK | Corona | 33 | 34 | Cruz Azul |
| CB | Rodríguez | 32 | 95 (1) | Cruz Azul |
| CB | Márquez | 25 | 120 (15) | León |
| CB | Moreno | 26 | 53 (1) | Espanyol (ESP) |
| RWB | Aguilar | 28 | 30 (3) | América |
| LWB | Layún | 25 | 15 (2) | América |
| DM | Vázquez | 26 | 5 | León |
| CM | Herrera | 24 | 13 | Porto (POR) |
| CM | Guardado | 27 | 104 (14) | Bayer Leverkusen (DEU) |
| ST | dos Santos | 25 | 76 (14) | Villareal (ESP) |
| ST | Peralta | 30 | 62 (35) | América |
* Has appeared at a previous World Cup
Average Age: 26.8
Total Caps: 607
Best Odds: 200/1 (PaddyPower, StanJames)
Captain: Rafael Márquez
Star Player: Héctor Herrera
Player to Watch: Giovani dos Santos
Mexico set of to Brazil to appear in an astonishing 15th World Cup. But for being banned from the 1990 World Cup, that figure would almost certainly be 16, the equal of Argentina. as it is they have qualified more often than either Spain, France, England or the Netherlands. That said, they were a long way from comfortable in qualifying this time, finishing behind both Costa Rica and Honduras in the final group stage, before securing their place in a play-off against New Zealand.
This is not a classic Mexico side, but their star player this time round is Hector Herrera of Porto, a complete midfielder who gets from box to box, and whose defensive attributes are the equal of his attacking ones.
A player who should also be worth watching will be familiar to many, Giovani dos Santos (right). After flopping in England he is now playing with Villareal, after a spell with Real Mallorca. The dos Santos who plays for his national side is barely recognisable as the one who struggled so badly for Tottenham
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