On November 30, 2022, Mexico was eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. At his press conference, coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said: “Yo soy el responsable máximo de esta terrible decepción y frustración que tenemos” (I am the one most responsible for this terrible disappointment and frustration). He said he took “full responsibility for this great failure.”
He also said that his contract had expired when the referee blew the final whistle.