Mexican National Team Prepares for Copa America, Gold Cup & FIFA World Cup in 2015 Damon Salvadore - Latin Post
go to original February 15, 2015

El Tri Without the Green? Mexico won’t be wearing their famous green shirts when they take the field for the Gold Cup and Copa América this summer, with adidas unveiling El Tri’s new-look jerseys – one black, one white. (Selección Mexicana de Fútbol)

Soccer is without a doubt the most popular sport in the Latin American country of Mexico, and the Mexican National Team has been competing at the biggest soccer tournament in the world, the FIFA World Cup, since its opening 1930.

Year in and year out Mexico participates in the most notable soccer events. The Mexican soccer team ranks No. 21 in the world.

Despite being a North American based country, Mexico has competed at the Copa America since 1993. The Copa America is the biggest South American-based soccer tournament, which is held once every two to four years. Mexico has never been able to win this event, but they did reach the finals in 1993 and 2001, losing to Argentina and Colombia. This year's Copa America will be held in Chile beginning on June 11.

...Just three days after the Copa America ends, the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be starting up. Mexico has owned the Gold Cup, winning a record six championships. The intercontinental rivalry between the United States and Mexico couldn't be better. The United States and Mexico have faced off in the finals an amazing four times, which, yes, Mexico has won all four times.

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