When Javier Aguirre was a player, he believed Mexico's grueling, year-long training camp ahead of the 1986 World Cup was the key to El Tri's run to the quarterfinals — matching its best result. As coach of the national team,

Mexico, the United States and Canada have activated a joint epidemiological surveillance protocol for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in response to an Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa.