South America 2010 World Cup Qualifications
South America 2010 World Cup Qualifications
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Introduction to Mexican soccer
In Mexico, soccer started developing in different regions of the country, with the first form of a championship which took place the first force is a local league has several teams around the area of the Federal District. Players were semi-professional during this time, at a time when Europe has encouraged the professionalization of football.
With strength and winning the International Cup FIFA's governing organization, Mexico has decided to organize a national football of their own in 1927, called the Federation Mexican Football Association (FMFA), which became a FIFA member in 1929, just in time to attend the first World Cup with the new Federation Mexican football.
Although participation in the first World Cup soccer team of Mexico was not considered power of football at the time, which was confirmed by its lack of results in World Cup title until 1950. Although the team is now a constant presence on the World Cup, which was sometimes difficult to compete with more powerful nations of Europe and America South and has only won 1 game in 5 tournaments, against Czechoslovakia in 1962.
But in 1970, in an effort to promote soccer throughout the country and see economic importance host a World Cup, Mexico has managed to steal the rights to host their first World Cup history. The football team won the Mexico reach the quarterfinals this time, which remains its largest international action to date.
However, This performance is equal to 16 years and 4 World Cups later, again at home, organized since 1986 World Cup, regarded by many as the funniest thing in football history.
Today, reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup is considered more difficult it it was in the 70s or 80s and although the Mexican football progressed substantially, they still suffer in major competitions over the giants of football in Europe or South America. However, the future looks much brighter for the Mexican football in general and for soccer team National of Mexico.
The football club in the country is considered one of the richest in the Americas, and some powerful clubs to participate in the Copa Libertadores, a competition that is normally permitted only for South American clubs.
Several high-quality players are gone from the Mexican League for the strongest, the clearest examples that Rafael Marquez and Giovani Dos Santos has been bought by FC Barcelona, Spanish and are team members.
With these two players on the team, and several other emerging talents playing in the National League team National Football Mexico seems harder than ever and ready to beat the best quarterfinal finish at the next World Cup South Africa 2010.
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