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Hernández went on to score three goals at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup against Italy and Japan, [14] but struggled to score in subsequent friendlies and World Cup qualification matches. He was not chosen to start at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but did score one goal as a substitute against Croatia to help Mexico qualify for the knockout rounds.
Javier Hernández Balcázar (Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ eɾˈnandes βalˈkasaɾ] ⓘ; born 1 June 1988), commonly known by the nickname Chicharito ([tʃitʃaˈɾito], Mexican Spanish: little pea), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Guadalajara. He is known for his clinical finishing along with his pace and ...
The team is organized by the Mexican Football Federation, a member of FIFA and a founding member of CONCACAF. They competed in the first World Cup, and have reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1986, and are 12-time champions of the CONCACAF Championship and its successor, the Gold Cup.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun. Check HuffPost's World Cup dashboard throughout the tournament for standings, schedules, and detailed summaries of each match.
Hernández is the father of Javier Hernández Balcázar, better known as Chicharito, who is also a Mexican international football player and player for the Liga MX club C.D. Guadalajara. Hernández is also the son-in-law of Tomás Balcázar [8] who played for C.D. Guadalajara and played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup for the Mexico national team. [4]
Mexico national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This is a record of the results of the Mexico national football team at the FIFA World Cup.The World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, and then every four years since, except 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The two teams had met in 38 previous matches, including three times in the FIFA World Cup group stage, all won by Brazil (1950: 4–0; 1954: 5–0; 1962: 2–0). [18] Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Brazil 2–0. Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made four outstanding saves to deny Brazil. [19]
FIFA also announced Saudi Arabia as the host for the 2034 World Cup. The consideration and now announcement of Saudi Arabia as a host has prompted backlash from rights groups due to the country's ...