World Cup Willys…

#11

Mexico

As everyone is, no doubt, very well aware, Football in Mexico in its earliest days was an almost exclusive preserve of Cornish Tin-Miners…

St Piran…

…Patron Saint of Cornish Tin Miners - A dirty job which some-one has to do!

Among the very many gentlemen partially responsible for the popularity of the game in Mexico…

Frederick Crowle

…of the Country’s very oldest Footballing Institution…

Real Monte Pachuca Athletic Club

…being far & away the most partial of them all…

The International Team’s first encounter, back in December 1923 ended in a hard fought 2-1 victory against the gutsy…

Yumm!

Guatemalans!

Sadly for us all, their Guatemalan brothers have no World Cup Finals record to speak of, but, hope springing eternal, the way hope does, maybe one day…