Despite a strong team and favorable circumstances, Mexico's national football team did not progress beyond the group stage in the 1966 FIFA World Cup held in England.

<p>Even host country England's media noted that Mexico's strong 1966 national team deserved a better World Cup showing than it got that year. Bob Pateman looks at the team's promise, and how it fizzled.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com/sports/mexico-and-the-world-cup-1966-breakout-that-wasnt/">Mexico and the 1966 FIFA World Cup: The breakout year that wasn&#8217;t</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com">Mexico News Daily</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight...