Mexico men's national team manager Gerardo 'Tata' Martino said his 'contract ended as soon as the referee blew the whistle' after failing to qualify for the 2022 World Cup knockout stage.
Mexico entered Qatar with expectations to get out of the group since it last suffered group-stage elimination in 1978, a record standing 44 years and only topped by Brazil. That came to an end under Martino's reign, as El Tri played to a 0-0 draw against Poland before falling 2-0 to Argentina in the first two games. They finally logged their first goals of the tournament in the finale, but by then it was too late.
Martino, an Argentine native who managed the Paraguay men's national team from 2007-2011 and the Argentina men's team from 2014-2016, started his tenure with Mexico in 2019 on the right foot when he led the side to a CONCACAF Gold Cup win in his first year. The optimism started to decline from there, however, as Mexico's 2022 World Cup qualifying run left far more questions than answers, and the nation suffered defeats at the hands of the United States in both the CONCACAF Nations League Final and Gold Cup Final in 2021.
Martino will end his time with Mexico with a win-draw-loss record of 42-12-12 across 66 games in all competitions.
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