International Career
Osorio won his first international cap for Mexico playing in the finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament against Brazil in 13 July 2003, winning 1–0. Osorio scored his first international goal on 7 July 2004 in a 2–2 draw against Uruguay in the 2004 Copa América.
In the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Osorio missed a penalty in the semi-final which resulted in Mexico being eliminated. Osorio was selected in his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he appeared in all four of Mexico's matches.
On 21 June 2007, he played for Mexico against Guadeloupe in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. After the match, Osorio announced that he would not participate in the Copa América tournament, due to overloaded work schedules with his club, who would also play in the 2007–08 Champions League. He stated that he and teammate Pável Pardo had not taken any holiday break since the World Cup in Germany. Stuttgart coach Armin Veh was satisfied to hear this news and sent his thanks to national team coach Hugo Sánchez for letting the players rest and take a vacation.
Osorio played all four matches for Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He would make a fatal tap mistake in the Round of 16 games against Argentina that would allow Gonzalo Higuain to score easily to make the score 2–0 in Argentina's favor, which they would go on to win 3–1.
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