The Mexico national American football team (

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: ''Selección de fútbol americano de México'') represents

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in international

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competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA). Mexico has participated in competitions such as the IFAF World Championship of American Football and the World University American Football Championship. The Mexican junior team has participated in competitions such as the IFAF U-20 World Championship and the NFL Global Junior Championship. Mexico finished second place in both the

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and 2003 IFAF World Championship, losing both times to

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. They did not participate in

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but returned to competition in the 2011 Championship. They returned to the podium at the 2015 IFAF World Championship, where they won a bronze medal. Mexico also won the World University American Football Championship 3 times (

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and

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). The selected players are usually from teams in ONEFA, Mexico's main

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league.

Tournament history

IFAF World Championship of American Football

World University American Football Championship

* 2014 :

Champions * 2016 : Gold medal with cup

Champions * 2018 : Gold medal with cup

Champions

(Junior national team)

NFL Global Junior Championship

* 1997 :

Champions * 1998 : Gold medal with cup

Champions * 1999 : Silver medal with cup

Silver * 2003 : Bronze medal with cup

Bronze * 2004 : Bronze medal with cup

Bronze * 2005 : Bronze medal with cup

Bronze * 2007 : Bronze medal with cup

Bronze Mexico's junior team competed in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup in Canton, Ohio from 27 June to 5 July 2009.

IFAF U-20 World Championship

* 2009 : 4th * 2012 : ''Did not participate'' * 2014 : Bronze medal with cup

Bronze * 2016 : Bronze medal with cup

Bronce * 2018 : Silver medal with cup

Silver * 2024 : ''Did not participated''

References

Men's national American football teams

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