 Eriksson lost six of his last seven matches in charge
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Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as Mexico boss following Wednesday's World Cup qualifying defeat against Honduras.
Mexico's 3-1 defeat to Honduras was their second in three qualifying matches and left them fourth in their six-team group.
If they stay fourth they will face the fifth-placed team from South America for a place in next year's World Cup.
The former England manager was hired in June following his sacking as Manchester City manager last season.
Pressure on the 61-year-old Swede had been lifted temporarily with a convincing 2-0 win over Costa Rica on Saturday but Wednesday's defeat resulted in his eight month reign being terminated.
Eriksson was linked with a move back to English football in February following Tony Adams' sacking as Portsmouth coach.
Mexico's poor form in their latest World Cup qualifying group came off the back of some bad results in the first phase of qualifying.
Mexico had won just once in seven matches following Wednesday's defeat to Honduras.
In 2001 Eriksson became the first foreign manager to take charge of the England national team having previously coached club football in Italy and Portugal.
He spent five years at the helm as England manager leading them to three quarter-finals at major competitions before leaving his post after the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
After spending a year out of football he joined Manchester City in 2007 but spent just one season at the Premier League club.
In June 2006 Eriksson replaced legendary striker Hugo Sanchez who had been sacked three months earlier.
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