Pachuca CF: The oldest club Mexico conquers the club World Cup!

Pachuca CF: The oldest club Mexico conquers the club World Cup!

With a look at the impressive history of the CF Pachuca, the oldest Mexican association in the Primera División, the football world starts the club world championship. The association was founded in 1892 by British technicians and miners and has been a founding member of the Mexican league since 1902. Pachuca won his first national championship in 1905 in Primera Fuerza. Despite a game stop of 30 years during the Mexican Revolution, the club was able to return to the first division in 1998/99.

CF Pachuca won a total of seven national championship titles as well as six Concacaf Champions Cups and a Copa Sudamericana. The association has the nickname "Los Tuzos", which alludes to the pocket rat that is native to the region. The club plays the home games in the Estadio Hidalgo, which is also known as "El Huracán" and offers a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

Concacaf Champions Cup and the club World Cup

The way to the club world championship led Pachuca in an exciting final of the Concacaf Champion Cup against Columbus Crew. On June 1, 2024, the club triumphed 3-0 and thus secured the qualification for the upcoming World Cup. This is the sixth finale that Pachuca has achieved in this competition, and the club has won all the previous five, which demonstrates its dominance in the tournament.

Columbus Crew, the final opponent, prevailed in the semi -finals against CF Monterrey after eliminating Tigres Uanl in the quarterfinals in the penalty shootout. For the crew, which has moved into the tournament as a MLS Cup champion, this is the first final in its history of the Champion Cup.

controversy and goals at the club world championship

Despite the sporting success, there are shades on the podium. The controversy for the exclusion of the Club León by FIFA while Pachuca is allowed to take part in discussions. León described the exclusion as unfair and not in the spirit of the competition. For Pachuca, the upcoming competition is associated with emotional importance, both for the players and for club history.

In Group H in the group format of the World Cup, Pachuca plays against well-known opponents such as Real Madrid and Al-Hilal as well as against Red Bull Salzburg. The goal is clear: to win the tournament's trophy and to continue the inheritance of the club. The clubs that are successful in the Concacaf Champions Cup also benefit from an automatic qualification for the FIFA Club World Championship and the Intercontinental Cup.

While the football world looks at the encounters in the Estadio Hidalgo and the subsequent games, the importance of this old club for Mexican football becomes clear. With 30 successes of various clubs in the history of the Concacaf Champions Cup, with a total of 40 titles, Liga MX is the most successful league, Pachuca is not only part of his past, but also a hopeful future in international competition.