International Friendly

FT Saturday, May 30, 2026
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Mexico WDDWW 1
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Match Report

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Mexico defeats Australia in pre-World Cup friendly

The Socceroos have suffered a fiery 1-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico in the last game before coach Tony Popovic picks his squad for the FIFA World Cup.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
40.5
Possession
59.5
7
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
338
Accurate Passes
541
411
Passes
603
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
39
14
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
11
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
2
Interceptions
4
16
Effective Clearances
27
16
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:39 Popovic lauds Toure's display against Mexico Watch on ESPN 00:47 Aguirre: Mexico already have their 2026 World Cup game plan set Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Lineups

MEX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Raúl RangelG
  2. 5Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. 4Edson ÁlvarezCD-R
  4. 20Mateo ChávezLB
  5. 2Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 8Álvaro FidalgoAM
  7. 24Luis ChávezLM
  8. 7Luis RomoRM
  9. 22Guillermo MartínezF
  10. 10Alexis VegaAM-L
  11. 17Orbelín PinedaAM-R

AUS · 5-4-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 19Harry SouttarCD
  3. 26Lucas HerringtonCD-L
  4. 3Alessandro CircatiCD-R
  5. 5Jordan BosLB
  6. 23Jacob ItalianoRB
  7. 13Aiden O'NeillCM-L
  8. 22Jackson IrvineCM-R
  9. 8Connor MetcalfeLM
  10. 7Mathew LeckieRM
  11. 9Mohamed ToureF

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Mexico 1, Australia 0. Johan Vásquez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
  2. 32' Jacob Italiano (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33'
  4. 33'
  5. 36'
  6. 36'
  7. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Guillermo Martínez.
  8. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa replaces Raúl Rangel.
  9. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Jorge Sánchez.
  10. 45' Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  11. 52' César Huerta (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 60' Substitution, Mexico. Gilberto Mora replaces Álvaro Fidalgo.
  13. 60' Substitution, Mexico. Érik Lira replaces Luis Chávez.
  14. 60' Substitution, Mexico. Julián Quiñones replaces Alexis Vega.
  15. 60' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo replaces Mateo Chávez.
  16. 60' Substitution, Mexico. César Montes replaces Edson Álvarez.
  17. 63'
  18. 63'
  19. 63'
  20. 63'
  21. 66'
  22. 66'
  23. 67' Substitution, Australia. Paul Okon replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  24. 67' Substitution, Australia. Kai Trewin replaces Jacob Italiano.
  25. 67' Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Mathew Leckie.
  26. 67' Substitution, Australia. Nishan Velupillay replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  27. 67'
  28. 67'
  29. 74' Substitution, Mexico. Alejandro Gómez replaces Johan Vásquez.
  30. 74' Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.
  31. 79'
  32. 79'
  33. 80' Substitution, Australia. Nestory Irankunda replaces Mohamed Touré.
  34. 80' Substitution, Australia. Aziz Behich replaces Jordan Bos.
  35. 81'
  36. 81'
  37. 90' Substitution, Australia. Cameron Burgess replaces Lucas Herrington.
  38. 90' Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Jackson Irvine.

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