but lost 2-1 against Argentina. Ramírez was again called to be part of the national team for the World Cup USA 1994, in which he continued playing as left back. The team reached the Round of 16, losing to Bulgaria in penalty kicks. He also participated in the Copa América Uruguay 1995. The Mexico team performed poorly, and ended in 7th place of 12 teams. They tied to USA in quarter finals and were dismissed on penalty kicks. In 1997, he missed the Copa América in Bolivia. In 1998, Ramírez returned to participate in the World Cup France 98. In this tournament, he had a more offensive role (the one he used to have in his club), giving one assist to Cuauhtémoc Blanco to score against Belgium. However, he was sent off in the match against Holland (after a confusion of the referee, who was supposed to book another player), so he was suspended to the Round of 16 match against Germany, which eventually was the last match of Mexico. Ramírez scored 15 goals in 119 caps for his country. Honours Guadalajara Mexican Primera División: Verano 1997 Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1993, 1996, 1998 Career statistics International goals See also List of football (soccer) players with 100 or more caps References International statistics at rsssf Player Stats at Chivas USA site Player Bio (in Spanish) 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Tepic, Nayarit Footballers from Nayarit Chivas USA players Santos Laguna footballers Tigres UANL footballers Club América footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Mexican expatriate footballers Mexican footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States 1993 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1995 Copa América players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1999 Copa América players 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players Mexico international footballers FIFA Century Club Liga MX players Major League Soccer players Association football midfielders 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players