OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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MEXICO<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
United Mexican States<br />
Population: 122 million<br />
Main language: Spanish<br />
Life expectancy: 78 years<br />
GDP per person: $16700<br />
Capital city: Mexico City<br />
Association founded: 1927<br />
No. footballers / registered: 8,479,595 / 324,595<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 20<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 4 (Feb-98+)<br />
Continental titles: 8 times CONCACAF Championship /<br />
Gold Cup winners<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 15 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966,<br />
1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Quarter-finalists 1970, 1986<br />
Biggest win: 4-0 v El Salvador (1970)<br />
Biggest loss: 0-6 v West Germany (1978)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: CONCACAF v <strong>OF</strong>C<br />
play-off winners (v New Zealand)<br />
Australia's record against Mexico (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 5 2 2 1<br />
Under-23 2 0 2 0<br />
Under-20 6 2 2 2<br />
Under-17 2 1 0 1<br />
Group A<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Mexico<br />
Population count (2011 census): 3300<br />
0.1 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 9.6 10.8 75.9 3.6<br />
Median age: 33.4 years<br />
Sex ratio: 92.1 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 1.7 24.8 73.5<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 40.8 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Melbourne (Vic),<br />
Sydney (NSW), Point Cook (Vic)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
15-10-13 Costa Rica L 1-2 San Jose<br />
13-11-13 New Zealand W 5-1 Mexico City<br />
20-11-13 New Zealand W 4-2 Wellington<br />
29-01-14 Korea Republic W 4-0 San Antonio<br />
05-03-14 Nigeria D 0-0 Atlanta<br />
02-04-14 United States D 2-2 Glendale<br />
28-05-14 Israel W 3-0 Mexico City<br />
31-05-14 Ecuador W 3-1 Arlington<br />
03-06-14 Bosnia L 0-1 Chicago<br />
06-06-14 Portugal L 0-1 Foxborough<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 21<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – MEXICO<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Jose CORONA GK 26-01-81 / 33 178cm 32 (0) Cruz Azul, Mexico<br />
2 Francisco RODRIGUEZ DF 20-10-81 / 32 191cm 92 (1) Club America, Mexico<br />
3 Carlos SALCIDO DF 02-04-80 / 34 176cm 120 (10) Tigres, Mexico<br />
4 Rafael MARQUEZ DF 13-02-79 / 35 184cm 119 (15) Club Leon, Mexico<br />
5 Diego REYES DF 19-09-92 / 21 189cm 14 (0) Porto, Portugal<br />
6 Hector HERRERA MF 19-04-90 / 24 180cm 12 (0) Porto, Portugal<br />
7 Miguel LAYUN DF 25-06-88 / 25 178cm 12 (2) Club America, Mexico<br />
8 Marco FABIAN MF 21-07-89 / 24 171cm 14 (5) Cruz Azul, Mexico<br />
9 Raul JIMENEZ FW 05-05-91 / 23 186cm 23 (4) Club America, Mexico<br />
10 Giovani DOS SANTOS FW 11-05-89 / 25 179cm 73 (15) Villarreal, Spain<br />
11 Alan PULIDO FW 08-03-91 / 23 176cm 5 (4) Tigres, Mexico<br />
12 Alfredo TALAVERA GK 18-09-82 / 31 188cm 14 (0) Deportivo Toluca, Mexico<br />
13 Guillermo OCHOA GK 13-07-85 / 28 185cm 56 (0) Ajaccio, France<br />
14 Javier HERNANDEZ FW 01-06-88 / 26 175cm 61 (35) Manchester United, England<br />
15 Hector MORENO DF 17-01-88 / 26 182cm 52 (1) Espanyol, Spain<br />
16 Miguel PONCE DF 12-04-89 / 25 175cm 7 (0) Deportivo Toluca, Mexico<br />
17 Isaac BRIZUELA MF 28-08-90 / 23 173cm 7 (0) Deportivo Toluca, Mexico<br />
18 Andres GUARDADO DF 28-09-86 / 27 167cm 101 (14) Bayer Leverkusen, Germany<br />
19 Oribe PERALTA FW 12-01-84 / 30 177cm 27 (15) Club Santos Laguna, Mexico<br />
20 Javier AQUINO MF 11-02-90 / 24 166cm 21 (0) Villarreal, Spain<br />
21 Carlos PENA MF 29-03-90 / 24 176cm 14 (1) Club Leon, Mexico<br />
22 Paul AGUILAR DF 06-03-86 / 28 178cm 27 (3) Club America, Mexico<br />
23 Jose VAZQUEZ MF 14-03-88 / 26 164cm 4 (0) Club Leon, Mexico<br />
COACH: Miguel Herrera (Mexico) age 46 years<br />
Coach of Mexico since 2013<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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