After Mexico was kicked out of the 2022 World Cup, team members went on social media to apologize to fans.
El Tri had one point going into the last game of the group stage. They tied 0-0 with Poland and lost 0-2 to Argentina. The team needed Poland to beat Argentina or Saudi Arabia to lose by less than three goals.
But the Albiceleste’s 2-0 win over Poland was fatal, despite their best efforts and a dramatic ending in which they scored twice and had two more goals taken away. Argentina won Group C and went on to the next round. Poland beat Mexico by a goal difference of one.
In the last seven World Cups, Mexico has made it to the round of 16, which makes this year’s loss even worse. The last time the team made it out of the group stage was in 1978 when they lost to Poland, West Germany, and Tunisia.
El Tri will now try to change how they run things and make plans for the World Cup in 2026. Several changes have already happened. Gerardo Martino is no longer the manager, and the search for a new leader is already underway.
