Czechia vs Mexico, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupMexico complete perfect group record to send Czechia out
Goals from Chavez, Quinones and Fidalgo saw Mexico eliminate Czechia from the World Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Michal Sadílek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 4': Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Mateo Chávez (Mexico).
- 5': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
- 5': Mateo Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Doudera with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Denis Visinsky (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 10': Denis Visinsky (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 12': Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 15': Attempt missed. Denis Visinsky (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Hlozek with a headed pass.
- 16': Handball by Luis Romo (Mexico).
- 17': César Montes (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Czechia).
- 21': Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
- 22': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 26': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Denis Visinsky (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
- 36': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Lukás Cerv (Czechia).
- 37': Attempt missed. Israel Reyes (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Gilberto Mora (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
- 39': Attempt saved. Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 39': Attempt missed. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gilberto Mora.
- 42': Adam Hlozek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
- 43': Tomás Holes (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 44': Attempt missed. David Doudera (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Michal Sadílek (Czechia).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mateo Chávez.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tomás Holes (Czechia).
- 45'+3': Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Czechia 0, Mexico 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Czechia 0, Mexico 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Lukás Cerv (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Raúl Rangel (Mexico).
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Holes (Czechia).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto Mora.
- 51': Offside, Czechia. Pavel Sulc is caught offside.
- 52': Adam Hlozek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 53': David Doudera (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 54': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lukás Cerv (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Goal! Czechia 0, Mexico 1. Mateo Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Romo.
- 56': Substitution, Czechia. Lukás Provod replaces Denis Visinsky.
- 57': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
- 57': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Tomás Holes (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Mexico).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 61': Goal! Czechia 0, Mexico 2. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez following a fast break.
- 63': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Guillermo Martínez.
- 63': Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.
- 64': Adam Hlozek (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 64': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Czechia. Patrik Schick replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 64': Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Soucek replaces Tomás Holes.
- 66': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Raúl Rangel.
- 67': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 67': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
- 68': Attempt missed. David Doudera (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Gilberto Mora.
- 74': Santiago Giménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
- 75': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Mateo Chávez.
- 76': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
- 77': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa replaces Raúl Rangel.
- 78': Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo replaces Mateo Chávez.
- 79': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Michal Sadílek.
- 81': Attempt missed. David Doudera (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 81': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).
- 82': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 82': Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Lukás Cerv.
- 87': Substitution, Czechia. Alexandr Sojka replaces Tomás Soucek because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Foul by Obed Vargas (Mexico).
- 90'+2': Michal Sadílek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. David Doudera (Czechia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexandr Sojka with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 90'+4': Goal! Czechia 0, Mexico 3. Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Czechia 0, Mexico 3.
- 0': Match ends, Czechia 0, Mexico 3.
Statistics
 MEX |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 386 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 30 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Estadio Banorte
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 80,824
Venue: Estadio Banorte
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 80,824
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | -4 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Czechia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Kovár (GK) |
| 4 | Robin Hranác |
| 7 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 3 | Tomás Holes |
| 18 | Michal Sadílek |
| 12 | Lukás Cerv |
| 21 | David Doudera |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 9 | Adam Hlozek |
| 26 | Denis Visinský |
| 15 | Pavel Sulc |
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Rangel (GK) |
| 15 | Israel Reyes |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 20 | Mateo Chávez |
| 2 | Jorge Sánchez |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez  |
| 7 | Luis Romo |
| 19 | Gilberto Mora |
| 22 | Guillermo Martínez |
| 16 | Julián Quiñones |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
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