The team has reached the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup four times, and is a two-time winner, being crowned champions in 2005 and 2011.

Mexico faced Uruguay in the final, defeating them 2–0 in a very closed match where the balance could have tilted any way.

During the second half Uruguay kept pressing on and started to dominate again looking for the equalizer however, during the last advances their defense became disorganized and in a counterattack Giovani Casillas scored the finishing goal.

With this result Mexico became champions without losing a single game in the tournament and also became the first host nation to win the U-17 World Cup.

In the final round, Mexico faced Nigeria for a second time, but the team lost once again and was left in second place of the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks The following table shows Mexico's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.