{"id":159687,"date":"2026-04-05T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/5-moments-mexico-does-not-want-to-repeat-in-the-2026-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:31:00","slug":"5-moments-mexico-does-not-want-to-repeat-in-the-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/en\/5-moments-mexico-does-not-want-to-repeat-in-the-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"5 moments Mexico does NOT want to repeat in the 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s face it, let&#8217;s be honest: being a fan of the Mexican National Team is like living on a roller coaster of emotions, where most of the time the trolley gets stuck just before the descent. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\/articles\/france-seconds-behind-1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 World Cup<\/a> just around the corner and being local, hope is sky high, but the ghosts of the past are always there, lurking in the small area. <\/p>\n<p>To warm up the engines, <strong>Qu\u00e9Onnda<\/strong> decided to unearth those moments that still make anyone doubt divine justice in soccer. Get ready, take out your handkerchief and pray that this 2026 the story will be different. Here are the 5 painful moments of Mexico in the World Cups.  <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. The &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a penalty&#8221; (Brazil 2014).<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">The penalty that knocked Mexico out of Brazil 2014 \u274cpic<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GdRwKY0aUL\">.twitter.com\/GdRwKY0aUL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fodbold World (@fodboldword)  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fodboldword\/status\/2040611631462584555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWe begin with the national trauma par excellence.<\/p>\n<p>On June 29, 2014, Arjen Robben became the biggest villain in Mexico&#8217;s history after an Oscar-worthy &#8220;flight&#8221; inside the box.<\/p>\n<p>The referee bought it, Holland scored and the dream of a fifth game vanished.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, if you say &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a penalty&#8221; in any corner of the country, someone will agree with you.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Maxi Rodriguez&#8217;s shoe kick (Germany 2006)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ca\">Maxi Rodriguez&#8217;s Germany 2006: technique and epic at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qDgWzaRGP\">https:\/\/t.co\/2qDgWzaRGP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCMu4YzWfp\">pic.twitter.com\/GCMu4YzWfp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Observe 360 (@Observa360)  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Observa360\/status\/2034468954354119115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThey had Argentina on the ropes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/en\/rafa-marquez-could-leave-el-tri-to-coach-rayados\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafa M\u00e1rquez<\/a> had made them dream of an early goal, but fate (and Maxi Rodr\u00edguez&#8217;s chest) had other plans.<\/p>\n<p>That volleyed goal from outside the box in extra time still hurts as if it were yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It was, perhaps, the World Cup where Mexico played best, but where soccer was cruelest.<\/p>\n<h2>3. The Penalty Curse (USA 1994)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Mexico 1 (1)-(3) 1 Bulgaria | USA 1994, Round of 8<\/p>\n<p>A great goal by Stoichkov, a controversial penalty, a goal that had to be changed in the middle of the game, 2 unusual red cards and 3 missed penalties in a row, in a curious game that Bulgaria won. <\/p>\n<p>Top performers were Bernal, Kostadinov and Mihaylov <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/emm2aO5ose\">pic.twitter.com\/emm2aO5ose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; rbn (@rbnegro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rbnegro\/status\/1877588104564904235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nPlaying almost at home in the United States (as Mexico will do in 2026), El Tri reached the round of 16 against Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>After a hard-fought draw, it came down to penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The image of Alberto Garc\u00eda-Aspe sending the ball into the clouds still haunts Mexicans.<\/p>\n<p>It was the beginning of a streak of eliminations in the round of 16 that seems to have no end in sight.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The German miracle that woke up the Mexicans (Russia 2018)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">The day Mexico beat Germany before the match even started.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico&#8217;s victory at Russia 2018 has already been one of the best moments in Mexican soccer.<\/p>\n<p>And I think that from that point on, the selection fell apart and stopped raising emotions.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lYQ8cV8Akl\">pic.twitter.com\/lYQ8cV8Akl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \ud83d\udc7b\ud81a\udd10El Zombie II\ud81a\udd10\ud83e\udddf\u200d\u2642\ufe0f (@DimeFred2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DimeFred2\/status\/1687236579033518080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBeating Germany (the defending champion) in the debut was the peak of happiness.<\/p>\n<p>It seemed that this was the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>However, the euphoria took its toll on the Aztecs and they ended up suffering against Sweden and falling, once again, in the round of 16 against Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>It was a reminder that in a World Cup, one match does not make the tournament.<\/p>\n<h2>5. The &#8220;Two to Zero&#8221; (Korea-Japan 2002)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">I only ask God for the opportunity to see the next World Cup Mexico vs. the United States in the round of 32 at the Azteca. I still have nightmares of everything that happened in the early morning of June 17, 2002 in Jeonju. There are scores to settle.    <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7lDfwPkjY\">pic.twitter.com\/P7lDfwPkjY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Beto (@betogutlop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betogutlop\/status\/2038511318416691674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIf there&#8217;s one defeat that will make you proud, it&#8217;s this one.<\/p>\n<p>Losing to the United States in a World Cup is the most bitter &#8220;ya merito&#8221; of all.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexicans had a clear path to go far, but the northern rival gave them a lesson in effectiveness that they have yet to digest.<\/p>\n<p>Filed under: Mexico&#8217;s painful moments in World Cups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s face it, let&#8217;s be honest: being a fan of the Mexican National Team is like living on a roller coaster of emotions, where most of the time the trolley gets stuck just before the descent. 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