Factfile on Mexico who are in World Cup Group C:

Best World Cup performance: Quarter finals in 1970 and 1986.

Honours: Eight CONCACAF Gold Cups, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2012 Olympic gold medal.

FIFA ranking: 13.

Main clubs: America, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Pumas.

How they qualified: Finished second in the North, Central America and Caribbean region final qualifiers.

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