Mexico fires manager Victor Manuel Vucetich after only two games in charge . The former Real Madrid and Barcelona coach was sacked by the club on Monday following a run of poor results that has seen them drop to eighth place from seventh last season. Mexico has played in the last five World Cups and won men 's gold at London 2012 . Mexico , a proud footballing nation that has appeared in the last five World Cups , won men 's Olympic gold in 2012 by topping Neymar 's Brazil and captured the under-17 World Cup in 2011 , only scraped into a World Cup playoff when fiercest rival the U.S. scored two goals in injury time to beat the Panamanians 3-2 on the road . Mexico squeaked into the playoffs after rival the U.S. rallied to beat Panama .
Mexico fires manager Victor Manuel Vucetich after only two games in charge . The former Real Madrid and Barcelona coach was sacked by the club on Monday following a run of poor results that has seen them drop to eighth place from seventh last season. Mexico has played in the last five World Cups and won men 's gold at London 2012 . Mexico squeaked into the playoffs after rival the U.S. rallied to beat Panama .