The 2023 Women’s World Cup is so close, with the first game taking place on July 20. While many Latin American teams are heading to Australia this summer, surprisingly, Mexico isn’t one of them.
Despite having the CONCACAF W Championship at home in Mexico, the Mexican team was unable to win a game at the tournament sending them out of the tournament at the bottom of Group A. Failing to advance in that tournament meant that Mexico would miss out on the World Cup for the second cycle having not qualified in 2019 either.
Other countries in CONCACAF have stepped up, and the tournament as a whole has become more competitive. However, Mexico has fallen off as one of the top teams.
Mexico has a ton of talent and has brought in a lot of younger players, including players currently playing in the NWSL, like Diana Ordoñez, Maria Sanchez, Scarlett Camberos, Reyna Reyes, and others.
Coaching Changes
After failing to qualify for the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the federation sacked Roberto Medina, who was hired in 2017. Christopher Cuéllar replaced Medina in 2019. Two years later, though, Mexico made another coaching change after disappointing results and hired Mónica Vergara in 2021.
Once again, though, Vergara also…
