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26. I North American and Caribbean Cup
Date: Sunday, July 13, 1947.
Stadium: Cerveza La Tropical
City: Havana, CUB.
Attendance: 5,400
MEXICO 5-0 USA (HT: 2-0)
[Adalberto "Dumbo" López 3', 35', 85', Miguel Angel Segura 53', Rodrigo Ruíz 78' pen]
MEX: Raúl Landeros (Tampico); Alberto Medina (Atlante), Sergio Bravo (España), Alfonso Montemayor (León) (c);
Salvador Arizmendi (Atlante), Rodrígo Ruíz (Guadalajara); Antonio Flores (Atlas), Julián Durán (España),
Adalberto López (León), Miguel Angel Segura (Atlante), Carlos Septién (España).
Coach: György Orth (HUN).
USA: Walter Romanowicz; John Machado, Manuel Martin; Joseph Rego, Joe Ferreira, Jesse Braga; Frank Moniz, Ed Souza,
Ed Valentine, John Souza, John Travis.
Coach: Andrew M. Brown.
Referee: José Tapia (CUB)
27. I North American and Caribbean Cup
Date: Thursday, July 17, 1947.
Stadium: Cerveza La Tropical.
City: Havana, CUB
Attendance: 4,000
CUBA 1-3 MEXICO (HT: 0-1)
[Manuel de Jesús Brioso 82'; Carlos Septién 29', Miguel Angel Segura 59', Adalberto López 80']
CUB: Juan Ayra; Jacinto Barquín, Enrique Martínez, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Alvarez; Roberto Roure, Antonio Mederos,
Antonio Villalón, Manuel de Jesús Brioso, Armando Buxadera.
Coach: Juan Arenas.
MEX: Raúl Landeros (Tampico); Alberto Medina (Atlante), Sergio Bravo (España), Alfonso Montemayor (León) (C);
Salvador Arizmendi (Atlante), Rodrígo Ruíz (Guadalajara); Javier de la Torre (Guadalajara), Maximiano Prieto (Guadalajara),
Adalberto López (León), Miguel Angel Segura (Atlante), Carlos Septién (España).
Coach: György Orth (HUN).
Referee: Sam Gabin (USA)
NB: Jacinto Barquín missed a penalty kick aat 24' (post).
28. OFT London 1948
Date: Monday, August 2, 1948.
Stadium: Champion Hill (Dulwich Hamlet)
City: London, ENG.
Attendance: 6,500
MEXICO 3-5 KOREA (HT: 1-2)
[Raúl Cárdenas 23', Fernando Figueroa 85', José Ruíz 89'; Song Gon-Choi 13', Chong Bai 30', Kook Chin-Yung 63', 66',
Nam Sik-Chung 87']
MEX: Francisco Quintero (Imperio); José Luis Rodríguez (Moctezuma), Jorge Rodríguez (Atlas); Carlos Thompson (IPN),
Fernando Figueroa (SUTAJ), Alfredo Córdoba (Estrella); Eduardo Garduño (América), José Mercado (Occidente),
Raúl Cárdenas (España), Mario Sánchez (América), José Ruíz (Atlas Tulancingo).
Coach: Abel Ramírez Herrera.
KOR: Dook Yong-Hong; Dai Chong Pak, Kyoo Chung Pak; Kyu Hwan Oh, Song Gon Choi, Kyo Hwan Kim; Byung Dae Min, Chongo Bai,
Nam Sik Chung, Yong Sik Kim, Kook Chin Yung..
Coach: Lee Young Min.
Referee: Leo Lemesic (YUG)
29. II North American and Caribbean Cup*
Date: Sunday, September 4, 1949.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX
Attendance: 65,000
MEXICO 6-0 USA (HT: 3-0)
[Antonio Flores 20', Luis Luna 30', Luis de la Fuente 37', 55', 58', Carlos Septién 85']
MEX: Raúl Córdoba (San Sebastián); Felipe Zetter (Atlas), Carlos Laviada (España) (c); Héctor Ortíz (Marte),
Mario Ochoa (América), José Antonio Roca (Asturias); Antonio Flores (Atlas), Luis Luna (León),
Horacio Casarín (España), Luis de la Fuente (Veracruz), Carlos Septién (España).
Coach: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Record".
USA: Frank Borghi; Ben Watman, Manuel Martin; Walter Bahr (c), Charlie Colombo, William Sheppell; Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes,
Peter Matevich, John Souza, Ben McLaughlin.
Coach: Walter Giesler.
Referee: Héctor Ortiz (MEX) missed a penalty kick at 53' (saved).
*Also valid as 1950 WC Qualifiers.
30. II North American and Caribbean Cup*
Date: Sunday, September 11, 1949.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 60,000
MEXICO 2-0 CUBA (HT: 1-0)
[Luis Luna 26', Horacio Casarín 57']
MEX: Raúl Córdoba (San Sebastián); Jorge Romo (Asturias), Carlos Laviada (España); Héctor Ortíz (Marte),
Mario Ochoa (América), José Antonio Roca (Asturias); Antonio Flores (Atlas), Luis Luna (León),
Horacio Casarín (España), Luis de la Fuente (Veracruz), Carlos Septién (España).
Coach: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Record".
CUB: Pedro Arozamena; Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi; José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent; Santiago Veiga,
Valeriano Fano, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
Coach: Marcelino Minsal.
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
*Also valid as 1950 WC Qualifiers.
31. II North American and Caribbean Cup*
Date: Sunday, September 18, 1949.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 54,000
MEX: 6-2 USA (HT: 3-0)
[Héctor Ortíz 14' pen, Horacio Casarín 23', 41', 76', Luis de la Fuente 47', Mario Ochoa 89'; John Souza 52',
Ben Wattman 89']
MEX: Melesio Osnaya (Asturias); Jorge Romo (Asturias), Carlos Laviada (España) (c); Héctor Ortíz (Marte),
Mario Ochoa (América), José Antonio Roca (Asturias); Antonio Flores (Atlas), Francisco Hernández (Asturias),
Horacio Casarín (España), Luis de la Fuente (Veracruz), Carlos Septién (España).
Coach: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Record".
USA: Frank Borghi; Harry Keough, Manuel Martin; Walter Bahr (C), Charlie Colombo, William Sheppell; Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Ben Wattman, John Souza, Ben McLaughlin.
Coach: Walter Giesler.
Referee: José Tapia (CUB)
*Also valid as 1950 WC Qualifiers.
32. II North American and Caribbean Cup*
Date: Sunday, September 25, 1949.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 35,000
MEXICO 3-0 CUBA (HT: 1-0)
[José Naranjo 44', 88' Antonio Flores 58']
MEX: Melesio Osnaya (Asturias); Felipe Zetter (Atlas), Gregorio Gómez (Guadalajara), Alfonso Montemayor (León);
Samuel Cuburu (Puebla), Raúl Varela (León); Antonio Flores (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro), Mario Pérez (Marte),
Luis Vázquez (Marte), Enrique Sesma (Marte).
Coach: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Record".
CUB: Rolando Aguilar; Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi; José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent; Santiago Veiga,
Vicente Pérez, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Ángel Valdés.
Coach: Marcelino Minsal.
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
*Also valid as 1950 WC Qualifiers.
33. FIFA WC Brazil 1950
Date: Saturday, June 24, 1950.
Stadium: Jornalista Mario Filho "Maracaná".
City: Rio de Janeiro, BRA.
Attendance: 181,649
BRAZIL 4-0 MEXICO
[Ademir 30', 79', Jair 65', Baltazar 71']
BRA: Barbosa; Augusto (c), Juvenal; Ely do Amparo, Danilo Albim, Bigode; Maneca, Ademir, Baltazar, Jair, Friaça.
Coach: Flavio Costa.
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (España); Felipe Zetter (Atlas), Alfonso Montemayor (León) (c), Mario Ochoa (América);
José Antonio Roca (Asturias), Rodrígo Ruíz (Guadalajara); Carlos Septién (España), Héctor Ortíz (Marte),
Horacio Casarín (España), Mario "Flaco" Pérez (Marte), Guadalupe Velásquez (Veracruz).
Coach: Octavio Vial "La Pulga".
Referee: George Reader (ENG)
34. FIFA WC Brazil 1950
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 1950.
Stadium: Dos Eucaliptos.
City: Porto Alegre, BRA.
Attendance: 11,078
MEXICO 1-4 YUGOSLAVIA (HT: 0-2)
[Héctor Ortiz 89' pen; Stjepan Bobek 20', Zeljko Cajkovski 23', 51', Kosta Tomasevic 81']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (España); Samuel Cuburu (Puebla), Manuel Gutiérrez (América), Gregorio Gómez (Guadalajara),
José Antonio Roca (Asturias); Héctor Ortíz (Marte); Carlos Septién (España), José Naranjo (Oro),
Horacio Casarín (España) (c), Mario "Flaco" Pérez (Marte), Guadalupe Velásquez (Veracruz).
Coach: Octavio Vial "La Pulga".
YUG: Srdjan Mrkusic; Ivan Horvat (c), Branko Stankovic; Zlatko Cajcovski, Miodrag Jovanovic, Predrag Djajic;
Prvoslav Mihailovic, Rajko Mitic, Kosta Tomasevic, Stjepan Bobek, Zeljko Cajkovsi.
Coach: Milorad Arsenijevic.
Referee: Reginald Leafe (ENG)
35. FIFA WC Brazil 1950
Date: Sunday, July 2, 1950.
Stadium: Dos Eucaliptos.
City: Porto Alegre, BRA.
Attendance: 3,580
MEXICO 1-2 SWITZERLAND (HT: 0-2)
[Horacio Casarín 89'; Rene Bader 10', Kiki Antenen 44']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (España); Manuel Gutiérrez (América), Gregorio Gómez (Guadalajara), José Antonio Roca (Asturias);
Héctor Ortíz (Marte); Antonio Flores (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro), Mario Ochoa (América), Horacio Casarín (España) (c),
José Luis Borbolla (América), Guadalupe Velásquez (Veracruz).
Coach: Octavio Vial "La Pulga".
SUI: Adolphe Hug; Andre Neury, Roger Bocquet (c); Gerhard Lusenti, Oliver Eggimann, Roger Quinche; Jean Tamini,
Kiki Antenen, Hans-Peter Friedläender, Rene Bader, Jackie Fatton.
Coach: Franco Andreoli (SUI).
Referee: Ivan Eklind (SWE)
NB: Due to a similarity in the colors of the shirts, Mexico wore the jersey of Cruzeiro de Porto Alegre (BRA).
36. I Panamerican Championship
Date: Sunday, March 23, 1952.
Stadium: Nacional.
Attendance: 40,000
City: Santiago, CHI.
MEXICO 1-3 URUGUAY (HT: 1-2)
[Carlos Septién 35'; Sergio Bravo 27'og, Oscar Míguez 40', Julio César Abbadie 87']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Raúl Varela (León), Antonio Battaglia (León), Alfonso Montemayor (León);
Carlos Blanco (Necaxa), Sergio Bravo (León); José Luis Molina (León), José Naranjo (Oro), Adalberto López (Oro),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Carlos Septién (Tampico).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
URU: Roque Máspoli; Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Matías González, Schubert Gambetta (Héctor Vilches 46'); Obdulio Jacinto Varela,
Ubiré Durán; Alcides Ghiggia, Julio Pérez (Javier Ambrois 46'), Oscar Míguez, Julio César Abbadie, Ernesto Vidal.
Coach: Juan López.
Referee: William Crawford (ENG)
37. I Panamerican Championship
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 1952
Stadium: Nacional.
City: Santiago, CHI.
Attendance: 49,282
CHILE 4-0 MEXICO (HT: 2-0)
[Enrique Hormazábal 20', Andrés Prieto 30', 82', Guillermo Díaz 86']
CHI: Sergio Roberto Livingstone; Arturo Farías, Víctor Roldán; Adelmo Yori, Sergio Cortés, Carlos Rojas; Enrique Hormazábal,
Andrés Prieto, René Meléndez, Carlos Tello, Guillermo Díaz.
Coach: Luis Norberto Tirado.
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Raúl Varela (León), Antonio Battaglia (León), Alfonso Montemayor (León)
(José Antonio Roca (Necaxa) 46'); Carlos Blanco (Necaxa), Sergio Bravo (León); José Luis Molina (León),
Luis Luna (León), Adalberto López (Oro), Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara) (José Naranjo (Oro) 70'),
Carlos Septién (Tampico) (Guillermo García Vélez (Necaxa) 46').
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland (ENG)
38. I Panamerican Championship
Date: Sunday, April 6, 1952
Stadium: Nacional.
City: Santiago, CHI.
Attendance: 27,343
MEXICO 0-2 BRAZIL (HT: 0-0)
[Baltazar (55', 71']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Antonio Battaglia (León), Alfonso Montemayor (León); Carlos Blanco (Necaxa),
Sergio Bravo (León), Rafael Rivera (Guadalajara); José Luis Molina (León) (Guillermo García Vélez (Necaxa) 58'),
José Naranjo (Oro), Adalberto López (Oro) (José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa) 69'), Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara)
(Luis Luna (León) 85'), Carlos Septién (Tampico).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
BRA: Castilho; Arati, Nilton Santos, Brandaozinho; Pinheiro, Bauer; Julinho, Didí, Baltazar, Adhemir Menezes (Pinga 69'),
Rodrigues.
Coach: José Alfredo “Zezé” Moreira.
Referee: Charles Dean (ENG)
39. I Panamerican Championship
Date: Thursday, April 10, 1952
Stadium: Nacional.
City: Santiago, CHI.
Attendance: N/A
MEXICO 4-2 PANAMA (HT: 3-0)
[Carlos Septién 18', 34', 81'pen, José Luis Molina 20'; Carlos Martínez 63'pen, Luis Carlos Rangel 78']
MEX: Raúl Córdoba (Atlas); Raúl Varela (León) (Saturnino Martínez (León) 46'), Antonio Battaglia (León),
José Antonio Roca (Necaxa); Alfredo Costa (León), Sergio Bravo (León); José Luis Molina (León), José Naranjo (Oro)
(Luis Luna (León) 58'), Adalberto López (Oro) (José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa) 70'), Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara),
Carlos Septién (Tampico).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
PAN: Gerardo Warren (Everardo Lasso 47'); Manuel Figueroa, Alfredo Sandiford, José Mendoza; Félix Tejada, Reinaldo Carrillo;
Roberto Linares, Antonio Torres, Carlos J. Martínez, Horacio Rangel (Luis Carlos Rangel 70'), José Félix de Bello.
Coach: Oscar Rendoll Gómez (CHI).
Referee: Walter Manning (ENG)
40. I Panamerican Championship
Date: Sunday, April 20, 1952
Stadium: Nacional.
City: Santiago, CHI.
Attendance: 60,000
MEXICO 0-3 PERU (HT: 0-2)
[Manuel Rivera 6', Roberto Drago 16', Gilberto Torres 86']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Saturnino Martínez (León), Antonio Battaglia (León), Alfonso Montemayor (León)
(José Antonio Roca (Necaxa) 39'); Carlos Blanco (Necaxa), Rafael Rivera (Guadalajara) (Alfredo Costa (León) 46');
Guillermo García Vélez (Necaxa), José Naranjo (Oro) (Adalberto López (Oro) 46'), José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Carlos Septién (Tampico).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
PER: Walter Ormeño; César Brush, Guillermo Delgado; Rafael Goyeneche, René Rosasco, Cornelio Heredia; Gilberto Torres,
Manuel Rivera (Valeriano López 73'), Máximo Mosquera (Roberto Castillo 46'), Roberto “Tito” Drago, Ernesto Morales.
Coach: Alfonso Huapaya.
Referee: Charles McKenna (ENG)
41. FIFA WCQ 1954
Date: Sunday, July 23, 1953.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 50,000
MEXICO 8-0 HAITI (HT: 5-0)
[Tomás Balcázar 23', 26', 76', Gregorio Gómez 27'pen, Nicolás Téllez 34', Pedro Arnauda 38', 69', 85']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Baltazar Izaguirre (Zacatepec), Gregorio Gómez (Guadalajara), José Vela (Zacatepec);
Sergio Bravo (León), Rafael Ávalos (Atlante); Pedro Arnauda (Zacatepec), Francisco Hernández (Necaxa),
Horacio Casarín (Zacatepec), Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Nicolás Téllez (Tampico).
Player/Coach: Horacio Casarín.
HAI: Abel Leger; Georges Kerby, André Dieudonne, Paul Bonaventure; Joseph Beaulieu, Jean-Claude Dorceans; Louis Jacques,
Gérard Haig, Paul Desrosiers, Antoine Tassy, Pierre "Yaboute" Roc.
Coach: Paul Baron.
Referee: William Crawford (ENG)
NB: Antoine Tassy missed a penalty kick at 57' (wide).
42. FIFA WCQ 1954
Date: Sunday, December 27, 1953.
Stadium: Paul E. Magloire.
City: Port-au-Prince, HAI.
Attendance: 15,000
HAITI 0-4 MEXICO (HT: 0-2)
[Rafael Ávalos 4', José Luis Lamadrid 14', 59', Tomás Balcázar 66']
HAI: Emile Lallemand; Georges Kerby, Gerard Kerby, Charles Lahens, Marc Elie; Jean-Claude Dorceans, Louis Jacques;
Joseph Gaetjens, Gérard Haig, Antoine Tassy, Pierre "Yaboute" Roc.
Coach: Paul Baron.
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Saturnino Martínez (Necaxa), Jorge Romo (Marte), Narciso López (Oro); Raúl Cárdenas (Puebla),
Rafael Ávalos (Atlante); Alfredo Torres (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro), José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Carlos Septién (Tampico).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (ANT)
43. FIFA WCQ 1954
Date: Sunday, January 10, 1954.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 60,000
MEXICO 4-0 USA (HT: 2-0)
[Tomás Balcázar 5', William Sheppell 16'og, José Luis Lamadrid 47', José Naranjo 63']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Saturnino Martínez (Necaxa), Jorge Romo (Marte), Narciso López (Oro); Raúl Cárdenas (Puebla),
Rafael Ávalos (Atlante); Alfredo Torres (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro), José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Moises Jinich (Atlante).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
USA: Frank Borghi; John O'Connell, William Sheppell, Harry Keough; Ed Emberger, Walter Bahr; Cornelius Casey, Steve Grivnow,
William Looby, Ed Souza, Efraim Chachurian.
Coach: Erno Scwartz (HUN).
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland (ENG)
44. FIFA WCQ 1954
Date: Thursday, January 14, 1954.
Stadium: Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 40,000
MEXICO 3-1 USA (HT: 0-1)
[Alfredo Torres 60', 89', José Luis Lamadrid 82'; William Looby 6']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Saturnino Martínez (Necaxa), Jorge Romo (Marte), Narciso López (Oro); Raúl Cárdenas (Puebla),
Rafael Ávalos (Atlante); Alfredo Torres (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro), José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Carlos Septién (Tampico).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
USA: Don Malinowski; John O'Connell, William Sheppell, Harry Keough; Ed Emberger, Walter Bahr; Cornelius Casey, Gene Petramale,
William Looby, John Souza, Efraim Chachurian.
Coach: Erno Scwartz (HUN).
Referee: John O.Best (USA)
45. FIFA WC Switzerland 1954
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 1954.
Stadium: Charmilles
City: Geneva, SUI.
Attendance: 13,470
MEXICO 0-5 BRAZIL (HT: 0-4)
[Baltazar 23', Didi 30', Pinga 34', 43', Julinho 69']
MEX: Salvador Mota (Atlante); Juan Gómez (Atlas), Jorge Romo (Marte), Narciso López (Oro); Raúl Cárdenas (Puebla),
Rafael Ávalos (Atlante); Alfredo Torres (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro) (C), José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
BRA: Castilho; Djalma Santos, Pinheiro, Brandaozinho, Nilton Santos; Bauer (C), Didi; Julinho, Baltazar, Pinga, Rodrígues.
Coach: José Alfredo “Zeze” Moreira.
Referee: Paul Wyssling (SUI)
46. FIFA WC Switzerland 1954
Date: Saturday, June 19, 1954.
Stadium: Charmilles.
City: Geneva, SUI.
Attendance: 19,000
MEXICO 2-3 FRANCE (HT: 0-1)
[José Luis Lamadrid 54', Tomás Balcázar 85'; Jean Vincent 19', Raúl Cárdenas 46'og, Raymond Kopa 88'pen]
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Saturnino Martínez (Necaxa), Jorge Romo (Marte), Narciso López (Oro); Raúl Cárdenas (Puebla),
Rafael Ávalos (Atlante); Alfredo Torres (Atlas), José Naranjo (Oro) (C), José Luis Lamadrid (Necaxa),
Tomás Balcázar (Guadalajara), Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
FRA: Francois Remetter; Lazare Gianessi, Raymond Kaelbel, Jean-Jacques Marcel; Roger Marche (C), Abderrhamane Mahjoub;
Raymond Kopa, Abdelaziz Ben-Tifour, Andre Strappe, Rene Dereuddre, Jean Vincent.
Coach: Pierre Pibarot.
Referee: Manuel Asensi (ESP)
47. II Panamerican Championship
Date: Sunday, February 26, 1956.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria
City: Mexico City.
Attendance: 110,446
MEXICO 1-1 COSTA RICA (HT: 1-0)
[Carlos Calderón de la Barca 39'; Jorge "Cuty" Monge 54']
MEX: Jaime Gómez (Guadalajara); Máximo Vázquez (Toluca) (Narciso López (Oro) 59'), Sergio Bravo (León),
José Villegas (Guadalajara); Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo del Aguila (Necaxa),
José Naranjo (Oro) (Ligorio López (Atlante) 75'), Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Antonio Jasso (Necaxa)
(Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara) 55'), José Luis Molina (Necaxa).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
CRC: Hernán Alvarado (Mario Pérez 80'); Jorge “Palmareño” Solís, Mario “Catato” Cordero, Alejandro Sánchez (Isidro Williams 43');
Edgar Quesada, Edgar Esquivel; Oscar “Cuico” Bejarano, Danilo Montero (Mario Murillo 69'), Jorge “Cuty” Monge,
Álvaro Murillo, Rubén Jiménez.
Coach: Alfredo “Chato” Piedra.
Referee: Alfredo Rossi (ARG)
48. II Panamerican Championship
Date: Sunday, March 4, 1956.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 90,000
MEXICO 0-2 PERU (HT: 0-1)
[Roberto Drago 44', Omar Gómez Sánchez 72']
MEX: Jaime Gómez (Guadalajara); Narciso López (Oro), Sergio Bravo (León) (Samuel Cuburu (Zacatepec) 73'),
José Villegas (Guadalajara); Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa) (Pedro Nájera (América) 54');
Alfredo del Águila (Necaxa), Ligorio López (Atlante), Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante) (Horacio Casarín (América) 41'),
Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara), José Luis Molina (Necaxa).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
PER: Rigoberto Felandro; Carlos Lazón, Guillermo Delgado, Víctor Salas; Joe Calderón (Augusto del Valle 88'),
Dagoberto Lavalle; Félix Castillo, Roberto Drago (Ernesto Morales 75'), Jorge Lama (Juan Emilio Salinas 63'),
Máximo Mosquera, Oscar Gómez Sánchez.
Coach: Arturo Fernández.
Referee: Alberto da Gama Malcher (BRA)
49. II Panamerican Championship
Date: Thursday, March 8, 1956.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 70,000
MEXICO 1-2 BRAZIL (HT: 0-1)
[Alfredo del Águila 57'; Bodinho 18', Sergio Bravo 73'og]
MEX: Jaime Gómez (Guadalajara); Narciso López (Oro), Sergio Bravo (León), José Villegas (Guadalajara);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo del Águila (Necaxa), Ligorio López (Atlante),
Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara) (José Naranjo (Oro) 61'), José Luis Molina (Necaxa)
(Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara) 20').
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
BRA: Sergio; Figueiró, Florindo, Oreco; Odorico, Duarte; Luizinho, Bodinho, Larry Pinto (Juarez Texeira 35'), Enio Andrade,
Raul Klein (Chinesinho 47').
Coach: José Francisco "Teté" Duarte.
Referee: Claudio Vicuña (CHI)
50. II Panamerican Championship
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 1956.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: N/A
MEXICO 0-0 ARGENTINA
MEX: Jaime Gómez (Guadalajara); Narciso López (Oro), Sergio Bravo (León), José Villegas (Guadalajara);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo del Águila (Necaxa), Ligorio López (Atlante)
(Pedro Nájera (América) 57'), Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Antonio Jasso (Necaxa), José Luis Molina (Necaxa).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
ARG: Rogelio Domínguez; Nicolás Daponte, Luis Cardoso, Federico Vairó; Eliseo Mouriño, Natalio Sivo
(Héctor Guidi 57'); Oreste Corbatta (Juan Filgueiras 57'), Humberto Maschio, Francisco Loiácono, Dante Lugo
(Omar Sívori 46'), Ernesto Cucchiaroni.
Coach: Guillermo Stábile.
Sent off: Jaime Salazar (MEX) 56', Alfredo del Águila (MEX) 56', Federico Vairó (ARG) 56', Eliseo Mouriño (ARG) 56',
Ernesto Cucchiaroni (ARG) 57', Humberto Maschio (ARG) 61'.
Referee: Alberto da Gama Malcher (BRA)
51. II Panamerican Championship
Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 80,000
MEXICO 2-1 CHILE (HT: 2-1)
[Carlos Calderón de la Barca 2', 18'; Carlos Tello 44']
MEX: Jaime Gómez (Guadalajara) (Manuel Camacho (Toluca) 46'); Narciso López (Oro) (Máximo Vázquez (Toluca) 81'),
Samuel Cuburu (Zacatepec), Rodolfo Torres Ruiz (Irapuato); Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Pedro Nájera (América);
Carlos González (Zamora), Ligorio López (Atlante), Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Antonio Jasso (Necaxa)
(Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara) 66'), Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
CHI: Carlos Espinosa; Sergio Goity, Carlos Carmona, Carlos Huerta; Ramón Climent (Ramiro Cortés 46'), Mario Ortíz;
Jaime Ramírez, George Robledo, René Meléndez (José Fernández 70'), Carlos Tello, Leonel Sánchez (Guillermo Díaz 75').
Coach: Luis Norberto Tirado.
Sent off: Alfonso Portugal (MEX) 88', Carlos Tello (CHI) 88'.
Referee: Danilo Alfaro (CRC)
52. FIFA WCQ 1958
Date: Sunday, April 7, 1957.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 60,000
MEXICO 6-0 USA (HT: 3-0)
[Alfredo Hernández 15', 65', Crescencio Gutiérrez 26', Salvador Reyes 35', 70', 78']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León) (c); Antonio Figueroa (América), Sergio Bravo (León), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo Hernández (León), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Héctor Hernández (Oro), Crescencio Gutiérrez (Guadalajara), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
USA: Svend Engedahl; Herman Wecke, Harry Keough, Lou Yacopek; John Traina, Walter Bahr (c), George Brown; Zenon Snylyk,
Albert Zerhusen, Gene Grabowski, Elwood Cook.
Coach: George Meyer.
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (ANT)
53. FIFA WCQ 1958
Date: Sunday, April 28, 1957.
Stadium: Memorial Stadium.
City: Long Beach, USA.
Attendance: 12,500
USA 2-7 MEXICO (HT: 2-3)
[Edward Murphy 8', 43'; Alfredo Hernández 22', 36', 82', Crescencio Gutiérrez 38', Héctor Hernández 65', 87',
Enrique Sesma 79']
USA: Svend Engedahl; Terry Springthorpe, Lillie, Harry Keough (c); Zenon Snylyk, Edward Murphy, Lloyd Munson; Albert Zerhusen,
Rubén Mendoza, James Hanna, Ben McLaughlin.
Coach: George Meyer.
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León) (c); Antonio Figueroa (América), Guillermo Sepúlveda (Guadalajara), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo Hernández (León), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Héctor Hernández (Oro), Crescencio Gutiérrez (Guadalajara), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
Referee: Raymond Morgan (CAN)
54. FIFA WCQ 1958
Date: Sunday, June 30, 1957.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 60,000
MEXICO 3-0 CANADA (HT: 1-0)
[Carlos González 5', 72', Crescencio Gutiérrez 46']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); José Villegas (Guadalajara), Jorge Romo (Toluca), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo Hernández (León), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Carlos González (Atlas), Crescencio Gutiérrez (Guadalajara), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
CAN: Ken Pears; Dave Stothard, Pat Philley, Buster Cairns; Jack Steele, Doug Creig; Gordon Ion, Brian Philley, Art Hughes,
Cogie Stewart, Norman McLeod.
Coach: Don Petrie.
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (ANT)
55. FIFA WCQ 1958
Date: Wednesday, July 3, 1957.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 40,000
MEXICO 2-0 CANADA (HT: 2-0)
[Crescencio Gutiérrez 8', Enrique Sesma 28']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); José Villegas (Guadalajara), Sergio Bravo (León), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Jaime Salazar (Necaxa); Alfredo Hernández (León), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Carlos González (Atlas), Crescencio Gutiérrez (Guadalajara), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
CAN: Ken Pears; Dave Stothard, Pat Philley, Buster Cairns; Jack Steele, Walt Zakaluznyj; Myron Bereza, Brian Philley,
Art Hughes, Cogie Stewart, Norman McLeod.
Coach: Don Petrie.
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (ANT)
56. FIFA WCQ 1958
Date: Sunday, October 20, 1957.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 80,000
MEXICO 2-0 COSTA RICA (HT: 0-0)
[Jaime Belmonte 68', Ligorio López 86']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Baltazar Izaguirre (Zacatepec), Jorge Romo (Toluca), José Villegas (Guadalajara);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Héctor Ortíz (Zacatepec); Jaime Belmonte (Cuautla), Carlos Blanco (Toluca),
Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Ligorio López (Irapuato), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Ignacio Trélles.
CRC: Mario Pérez; Mario Murillo, Mario Cordero, Alex Sánchez; Marvin Rodríguez, Edgar Quesada, Rodolfo Herrera;
Álvaro Murillo, Jorge Monge, Juan Iván Soto, Rubén Jiménez.
Coach: Alfredo Piedra.
Referee: John H. Husband (ENG)
57. FIFA WCQ 1958
Date: Sunday, October 27, 1957.
Stadium: Nacional de la Sabana.
City: San José, CRC.
Attendance: 35,738
COSTA RICA 1-1 MEXICO (HT: 1-1)
[Juan Soto 32'; Ligorio López 27']
CRC: Mario Pérez; Mario Murillo, Mario Cordero, Alex Sánchez; Marvin Rodríguez, Edgar Quesada, Rodolfo Herrera;
Álvaro Murillo, Jorge Monge, Juan Iván Soto, Rubén Jiménez.
Coach: Alfredo Piedra.
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Baltazar Izaguirre (Zacatepec), Jorge Romo (Toluca), José Villegas (Guadalajara);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Héctor Ortíz (Zacatepec); Jaime Belmonte (Cuautla), Carlos Blanco (Toluca),
Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Ligorio López (Irapuato), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Ignacio Trélles.
Referee: Gabriel Sánchez (HON)
58. FIFA WC Sweden 1958
Date: Sunday, June 8, 1958.
Stadium: Rasunda.
City: Solna, SWE.
Attendance: 34,107
SWEDEN 3-0 MEXICO (HT: 1-0)
[Agne Simonsson 17', 64', Nils Liedholm 57'pen]
SWE: Kalle Svensson; Orvar Bergmark, Bengt Gustavsson, Sven Axbom; Nils Liedholm (c), Sigge Parling; Kurt Hamrin,
Bror Mellberg, Agne Simonsson, Gunnar Gren, Lennart Skoglund.
Coach: George Raynor (ENG).
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León) (c); Jesús del Muro (Atlas), Jorge Romo (Toluca), José Villegas (Guadalajara);
Alfonso Portugal (Necaxa), Francisco Flores (Guadalajara); Alfredo Hernández (León), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Carlos Calderón de la Barca (Atlante), Crescencio Gutiérrez (Guadalajara), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
Referee: Nikolaj Latychev (URS)
59. FIFA WC Sweden 1958
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 1958.
Stadium: Rasunda.
City: Solna, SWE.
Attendance: 15,150
MEXICO 1-1 WALES (HT: 0-1)
[Jaime Belmonte 89'; Ivor Allchurch 32']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León) (c); Jesús del Muro (Atlas), Jorge Romo (Toluca), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Francisco Flores (Guadalajara); Jaime Belmonte (Cuautla), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Carlos Blanco (Toluca), Carlos González (Atlas), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
WAL: Jack Kelsey; Stuart Williams, Mel Hopkins, Colin Baker; Mel Charles, David Bowen (c); Colin Webster, Terry Medwin,
John Charles, Ivor Allchurch, Cliff Jones.
Coach: James Murphy.
Referee: Leo Lemesic (YUG)
60. FIFA WC Sweden 1958
Date: Sunday, June 15, 1958.
Stadium: Jarnvallen.
City: Leo Sandviken, SWE.
Attendance: 13,300
MEXICO 0-4 HUNGARY (HT: 0-1)
[Lajos Tichy 19', 46', Karoly Sandor 54', Jozsef Bencsis 69']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León) (c); Jesús del Muro (Atlas), Guillermo Sepúlveda (Guadalajara), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Francisco Flores (Guadalajara); Jaime Belmonte (Cuautla), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Carlos Blanco (Toluca), Carlos González (Atlas), Enrique Sesma (Toluca).
Coach: Antonio López Herranz (ESP).
HUN: Istvan Ilkú; Sandor Matrai, Laszlo Sarosi, Ferenc Szojka; Ferenc Sipos, Antal Kotasz; Laszlo Budai, Jozsef Bencsis,
Nandor Hidegkuti (c), Lajos Tichy, Karoly Sandor.
Coach: Lajos Baroti.
Referee: Arne Eriksson (FIN)
61. Friendly (Copa Juan Santamaría)
Date: Sunday, March 1, 1959.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX
Attendance: 80,000
MEXICO 3-1 COSTA RICA (HT: 1-1)
[Héctor Hernández 4', 16', 58'; Oscar Bejarano 26']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Juan Bosco Martínez (América), Jesús del Muro (Atlas), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Francisco Hernández (Zacatepec) (Pedro Nájera (América) 71'); Alfredo del Aguila (Toluca),
Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara), Héctor Hernández (Guadalajara) (Ligorio López (Irapuato) 71'), Antonio Jasso (Zacatepec),
Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara).
Coach: Fernando Marcos.
CRC: Carlos Alvarado (Mario Pérez 24'), Giovanny Rodríguez, Mario Cordero, Alex Sánchez, Edgar Quesada, Constantino Quiros,
(José Manuel Villalobos 46'), Walter Pearson (Juan Ulloa 70'), Rodolfo Herrera, Danilo Montero, Álvaro Murillo,
Oscar Bejarano,
Coach: Eduardo Viso Abella (ESP).
Referee: Eunapio Gouveia Queiros (BRA)
62. Friendly (Copa Juan Santamaría)
Date: Sunday, March 8, 1959.
Stadium: Nacional de la Sabana.
City: San José, CRC.
Attendance: 35,000
COSTA RICA 1-2 MEXICO (HT: 1-2)
[Walter Pearson 38'; Héctor Hernández 10', 40']
CRC: Mario “Flaco” Pérez, Giovanny Rodríguez, Mario “Catato” Cordero, Alex Sánchez, Edgar Quesada, José Manuel Villalobos
(Constantino “Tulio” Quiros 67'), Walter Pearson, Rodolfo “Cuca” Herrera, Juan Ulloa, Álvaro Murillo, Rigoberto “Feo” Rojas
(Danilo Montero 46').
Coach: Eduardo Viso Abella (ESP).
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (Leon); Máximo Vázquez (Toluca), Jesús del Muro (Atlas), Miguel Gutiérrez (León);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Francisco Flores (Guadalajara); Alfredo del Águila (Toluca), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Héctor Hernández (Guadalajara), Antonio Jasso (Zacatepec), Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara) (Pedro Nájera (América) 67').
Coach: Fernando Marcos.
Referee: Gabriel Sánchez (HON)
NB: Match abandoned at 84' due to pitch invasion.
63. Friendly
Date: Sunday, May 24, 1959.
Stadium: Estadio de la Ciudad Universitaria.
City: Mexico City, MEX.
Attendance: 83,000
MEXICO 2-1 ENGLAND (HT: 1-1)
[Raúl Cárdenas 26', Salvador Reyes 47'; Derek Kevan 17']
MEX: Antonio Carbajal (León); Juan Bosco Martínez (América), Jesús del Muro (Atlas), Ignacio Jáuregui (Atlas);
Raúl Cárdenas (Zacatepec), Francisco Flores (Guadalajara); Alfredo del Águila (Toluca), Salvador Reyes (Guadalajara),
Carlos González (Atlas) (Héctor Hernández (Guadalajara) 67'), Sabás Ponce (Guadalajara) (Antonio Jasso (Zacatepec) 23'),
Raúl "Pina" Arellano (Guadalajara).
Coach: Fernando Marcos.
ENG: Edward Hopkinson; Donald Howe, William Wright, Jimmy Armfield, Ronald Clayton; Wilfred McGuiness (Ronald Flowers 76'),
Doug Holden (Warren Bradley 57'); Jimmy Greaves, Derek Kevan, Johnny Haynes, Bobby Charlton.
Coach: Walter Winterbottom.
Referee: Eunapio Gouveia Queiros (BRA)
NB: In the middle of the match occurred an earthquake (47').
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