the last time mexico won the fifa was 1999.
the last time mexico won the fifa was 1999.
when was the last time mexico won the fifa?
1999
this was the first time mexico had defeated brazil in a fifa tournament final. prior to the tournament, mexico never won a major fifa tournament, but came close to in the second edition (also the last edition) of the king fahd cup, ending up in third place, under denmark and argentina.









































for brazil, this was their second and consecutive final after beating australia in the 1997 confederations cup final, making them the first team to win the tournament, since fifa took over the king fahd cup.









































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1999 fifa confederations cup final
he was also the referee for the controversial mexico-el salvador game at the 1970 fifa world cup. just before half time mexico's scored their first goal, it appeared to be unclear whether kandil had signaled a foul for mexico or a throw in for el salvador. the el salvador players protested by refusing to resume the game, continually moving the ball from the centre spot. their captain salvador mariona eventually kicking the ball from the centre circle over the touch line. kandil signaled for half time. after half time mexico added three more goals and won 4-0.
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