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Team Sports Are Tops in Mexico

1986. Both of those years, Mexico was the host nation for the World Cup, meaning all the final games were played there. Mexico’s greatest international soccer accomplishment came in 2012, when the national team won the gold medal at the Olympic Games. Mexico won its pool, then defeated Senegal and Japan to reach the finals. In the championship, the Mexican team defeated powerful Brazil by a 2-1 score. Both of Mexico’s goals were scored by Oribe Peralta. There is a professional soccer league in Mexico, known as Liga MX. The most successful teams include Club de Fútbol América S.A and Club Deportivo Guadalajara, which have each won 11 league titles. Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A., from the state of Mexico, has won 10 titles. One reason that soccer is popular in Mexico is because the sport can be played virtually anywhere with any equipment. A person can practice the

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Rafael Marquez celebrates Mexico’s victory over the United States in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a prestigious tournament. Marquez was captain of Mexico’s national team during the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments.