Mexico vs Ghana, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Mexico

2': Brian Gutiérrez
54': Guillermo Martínez

FT
2 - 0

Ghana

About

Mexico are hosting Ghana at Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Mexico 1, Ghana 0. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
6': Jan Gyamerah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Alexis Vega (Mexico).
6': Majeed Ashimeru (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
7': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Ghana).
7': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Ghana).
9': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
10': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
10': Attempt saved. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Israel Reyes.
10': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Benjamin Asare.
12': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
13': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Oscar Naasei (Ghana).
13': Oscar Naasei (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Attempt missed. Felix Afena-Gyan (Ghana) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Majeed Ashimeru following a fast break.
16': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Luis Romo.
20': Attempt saved. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Israel Reyes.
21': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
21': Attempt saved. Armando González (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana).
21': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Benjamin Asare.
21': Attempt missed. Gilberto Mora (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
22': Felix Afena-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Mexico).
22': Daniel Agyei (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Israel Reyes (Mexico).
24': Offside, Ghana. Nathaniel Adjei is caught offside.
26': Emmanuel Agyei (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico).
27': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
29': Emmanuel Agyei (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Gilberto Mora (Mexico).
30': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
31': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross following a corner.
31': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico).
31': Majeed Ashimeru (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Emmanuel Agyei (Ghana).
38': Attempt saved. Gilberto Mora (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Alexis Vega.
39': Offside, Mexico. Alexis Vega is caught offside.
42': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Alexis Vega (Mexico).
43': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Ghana).
45': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
45': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
45': Felix Afena-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Ghana 0.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Acevedo replaces Raúl Rangel.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Ghana 0.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Martínez replaces Armando González.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces Gilberto Mora.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Jorge Sánchez replaces Israel Reyes.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Mateo Chávez replaces Jesús Gallardo.
46': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Oscar Naasei (Ghana).
47': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
50': Felix Afena-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Mexico).
50': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Mexico).
50': Daniel Agyei (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Attempt saved. Felix Afena-Gyan (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Mexico). Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
52': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
53': Attempt saved. Felix Afena-Gyan (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Mexico). Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a cross.
53': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
53': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Ghana) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman following a corner.
54': Goal! Mexico 2, Ghana 0. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Romo.
60': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
60': Attempt saved. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Alexis Vega.
61': Jan Gyamerah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Alexis Vega (Mexico).
62': Substitution, Mexico. Eduardo Águila replaces Luis Romo.
62': Substitution, Mexico. Isaías Violante replaces Roberto Alvarado.
62': Substitution, Mexico. Kevin Castañeda replaces Alexis Vega.
62': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Alejandro Gómez.
65': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Terry Yegbe.
66': Attempt missed. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross.
66': Substitution, Ghana. Razak Simpson replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
66': Substitution, Ghana. Prince Amoako replaces Daniel Agyei.
67': Substitution, Ghana. Jerry Afriyie replaces Felix Afena-Gyan.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Terry Yegbe (Ghana).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Offside, Mexico. Mateo Chávez is caught offside.
71': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Gabriel Rey replaces Érik Lira.
71': Substitution, Mexico. Iker Fimbres replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
71': Foul by Emmanuel Agyei (Ghana).
71': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Kevin Castañeda (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guillermo Martínez with a headed pass.
75': Substitution, Ghana. Salim Adams replaces Emmanuel Agyei.
75': Substitution, Ghana. Joseph Opoku replaces Ibrahim Osman.
75': Substitution, Ghana. Aziz Issah replaces Majeed Ashimeru.
76': Substitution, Ghana. Solomon Agbasi replaces Benjamin Asare.
81': Foul by Joseph Opoku (Ghana).
81': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Terry Yegbe.
83': Joseph Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Luis Gabriel Rey (Mexico).
83': Aziz Issah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Mateo Chávez (Mexico).
83': Mateo Chávez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt missed. Salim Adams (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
86': Oscar Naasei (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Kevin Castañeda (Mexico).
88': Foul by Jerry Afriyie (Ghana).
88': Eduardo Águila (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Ghana. Antwi Dacosta replaces Terry Yegbe.
90': Substitution, Ghana. Ebenezer Adade replaces Jan Gyamerah.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Substitution, Ghana. David Oduro replaces Nathaniel Adjei.
90'+2': Substitution, Ghana. Ebenezer Abban replaces Oscar Naasei.
90'+2': Joseph Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Luis Gabriel Rey (Mexico).
90'+3': Attempt saved. Salim Adams (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Mexico).
90'+4': Aziz Issah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Mateo Chávez (Mexico).
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jerry Afriyie (Ghana) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebenezer Adade with a cross.
90'+5': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Ebenezer Abban.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Castañeda with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Ghana 0.
0': Match ends, Mexico 2, Ghana 0.

Statistics

GHA		MEX
9	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	3
40.4	Possession	59.6
7	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	511
378	Passes	553
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
5	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.3
34	Long Balls	38
12	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	13
10	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	8
21	Effective Clearances	10
21	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Location: Puebla, Mexico

Line-Ups

Mexico (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Raúl Rangel (GK)
18	Jesús Gómez
7	Luis Romo
23	Jesús Gallardo
15	Israel Reyes
6	Érik Lira
19	Gilberto Mora
26	Brian Gutiérrez
14	Armando González
10	Alexis Vega
25	Roberto Alvarado

Mexico Substitutes:

Kevin Castañeda, Oscar García, Iker Fimbres, Luis Gabriel Rey, Guillermo Martínez, Carlos Acevedo, Jorge Sánchez, Edson Álvarez, Orbelín Pineda, Guillermo Ochoa, Eduardo Águila, Isaías Violante, César Montes, Luis Chávez, Mateo Chávez.

Ghana (4-5-1)

No.	Name
16	Benjamin Asare (GK)
15	Nathaniel Adjei
2	Oscar Naasei Oppong
6	Terry Yegbe
21	Jan Gyamerah
13	Daniel Agyei
8	Majeed Ashimeru
18	Emmanuel Agyei
17	Ibrahim Osman
7	Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
9	Felix Afena-Gyan

Ghana Substitutes:

Antwi Dacosta, Jerry Afriyie, Razak Simpson, Ebenezer Adade, David Oduro, Prince Amoako, Solomon Agbasi, Joseph Opoku, Salim Adams, Ebenezer Abban, Aziz Issah.

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