El Tricolor is known for their flair and attacking football, Mexico have reached 16 World Cups and will want to challenge for the honours this year.
That record means they are among six countries to do so and together with Brazil and Germany, they are the only nations to make it out of the group stage over the last six World Cups.
Mexico played France in the very first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930 and manager Juan Carlos Oscario will hope to bring th trophy back home.
In their qualifying campin, the Mexicans finished on top of Group A which had teams such as Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, USA and Trinidad and Tobago.
They collected 21 points from 10 matches, they bagged six wins, drew two and lost once as they booked a spot in Russia.
epa06858148 Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (C) of Mexico clears the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara, Russia, 02 July 2018.
epa06858178 Casemiro (L) of Brazil and Hector Moreno of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara, Russia, 02 July 2018.
epa06858103 Filipe Luis (L) of Brazil and Carlos Vela of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara, Russia, 02 July 2018.
epa06858128 Neymar (L) of Brazil reacts after being fouled by Edson Alvarez (R) of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara, Russia, 02 July 2018.
epa06858133 Filipe Luis (L) of Brazil in action against Carlos Vela (R) of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara, Russia, 02 July 2018.
epa06858100 Jesus Gallardo of Mexico (R) and Willian of Brazil in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara, Russia, 02 July 2018.
epa06844215 Carlos Vela (L) of Mexico in action against Viktor Claesson (R) of Sweden during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844223 Mikael Lustig (L) of Sweden and Hirving Lozano of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844235 Jesus Gallardo of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844241 Hirving Lozano (L) of Mexico and Sebastian Larsson of Sweden in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844254 Swedish midfielder Sebastian Larsson (L) and Mexican forward Hirving Lozano in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group F soccer match between Mexico and Sweden, in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844211 Mexican defender Hector Moreno (L) and Swedish forward Marcus Berg shake hands during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group F soccer match between Mexico and Sweden, in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844213 Mexican forward Javier Hernandez (R) and Swedish midfielder Sebastian Larsson in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group F soccer match between Mexico and Sweden, in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844195 Andreas Granqvist (L) of Sweden in action against Javier Hernandez (R) of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844205 Ludwig Augustinsson (L) of Sweden in action against Miguel Layun (R) of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06844209 Mexican forward Hirving Lozano (C) and Swedish midfielder Victor Claesson (L) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group F soccer match between Mexico and Sweden, in Ekaterinburg, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06834006 Javier Hernandez of Mexico celebrates after scoring the 2-0 lead during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
Hirving Lozano (C) of Mexico vies for the ball with Moon Seon-min (L) and Lee Yong (R) of South Korea during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
epa06833899 Carlos Vela (L) of Mexico and Moon Seon-min of South Korea in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
Carlos Vela (L) of Mexico and Son Heung-min of South Korea in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
epa06833825 Hector Moreno (L) of Mexico in action against Son Heung-min (R) of South Korea during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
epa06833685 Hirving Lozano (L) of Mexico in action against Hwang Hee-chan (R) of South Korea during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
epa06833689 Kim Young-gwon (L) of South Korea and Andres Guardado of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
epa06833717 Carlos Vela (L) of Mexico in action against Moon Seon-min (C) of South Korea during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
epa06833761 Carlos Salcedo (L) of Mexico and Son Heung-min of South Korea in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between South Korea and Mexico in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, 23 June 2018.
Edson Alvarez of Mexico reacts after winning the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
Raul Jimenez (L) of Mexico and Joshua Kimmich of Germany in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816456 Jerome Boateng (L) of Germany and Hector Herrera of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816461 Hector Herrera (R) of Mexico in action against Toni Kroos (L) of Germany during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018. Mexico won 1-0.
epa06816473 Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico (L) and Mario Gomez of Germany (R) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816090 Jerome Boateng of Germany (R) and Javier Hernandez of Mexico react during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816094 Mesut Oezil (R) of Germany in action against Hector Herrera of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816028 Mats Hummels of Germany and Carlos Vela of Mexico (top) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816071 Julian Draxler (R) of Germany and Hector Moreno of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816047 Timo Werner of Germany (L) and Hirving Lozano of Mexico in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06816023 Mats Hummels of Germany and Javier Hernandez of Mexico (R) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Mexico in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2018.
Alexandre Song of Cameroon apologises for foul on Giovani Dos Santos of Mexico on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Samuel Eto of Cameroon challenged by Miguel Ponce of Mexico on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Alexandre Song of Cameroon gets away from Oribe Peralta of Mexico on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Alexandre Song of Cameroon apologises for foul on Giovani Dos Santos of Mexico on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Alexandre Song of Cameroon tackled by Oribe Peralta of Mexico in Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Miguel Ponce of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Jose Vazquez of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Andres Guardado of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Andres Guardado of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Jose Vazquez of Mexico challenged by Alexandre Song of Cameroon on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Jose Vazquez of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Hector Moreno of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Stephane Mbia of Cameroon and Hector Moreno of Mexico challenge for the ball on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Andres Guardado of Mexico ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Stephane Mbia of Cameroon challenged by Jose Vazquez of Mexico on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Andres Guardado of Mexico marked by Stephane Mbia of Cameroon on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Hector Moreno of Mexico heads ball away from Stephane Mbia of Cameroon on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Aurelien Chedjou of Cameroon tackles Javier Aquino of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Hector Moreno of Mexico during the 2014 Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Hector Moreno of Mexico during the 2014 Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Hector Moreno of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Javier Hernandez of Mexico challenged by Benoit Assou Ekotto of Cameroon during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014
Javier Hernandez of Mexico challenged by Benoit Assou Ekotto of Cameroon during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014
Eyong Enoh of Cameroon challenged by Marco Fabian of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014
Javier Hernandez of Mexico marked by Aurelien Chedjou of Cameroon during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014
Samuel Eto of Cameroon challenged by Miguel Ponce of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014
Aurelien Chedjou of Cameroon tackles Javier Aquino of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014
Javier Hernandez of Mexico challenged by Benoit Assou Ekotto of Cameroon during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Aurelien Chedjou of Cameroon tackles Javier Aquino of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Javier Hernandez of Mexico challenged by Benoit Assou Ekotto of Cameroon during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Javier Hernandez of Mexico marked by Aurelien Chedjou of Cameroon during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Eyong Enoh of Cameroon challenged by Marco Fabian of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Samuel Eto of Cameroon challenged by Miguel Ponce of Mexico during the Brazil World Cup Finals, Group A, football match between Mexico and Cameroon at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on 13 June 2014 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
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