FIFA World Cup

Czechia vs Mexico, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Czechia
    FT
    0 - 3
    Mexico
    • 55': Mateo Chávez
    • 61': Julián Quiñones
    • 90'+4': Álvaro Fidalgo

    Mexico 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

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    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

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CZE 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
    Czechia Substitutes:
    Lukás Provod, David Zima, Jaroslav Zelený, Lukás Hornícek, Hugo Sochurek, Tomás Chorý, Stepán Chaloupek, Patrik Schick, Jan Kuchta, Mojmír Chytil, Tomás Soucek, Vladimír Darida, Jindrich Stanek, Alexandr Sojka.

    MEX 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 Yellow Card
    7 Luis Romo
    19 Gilberto Mora
    22 Guillermo Martínez
    16 Julián Quiñones
    25 Roberto Alvarado
    Mexico Substitutes:
    Jesús Gallardo, Johan Vásquez, Orbelín Pineda, Érik Lira, César Huerta, Raúl Jiménez, Luis Chávez, Armando González, Alexis Vega, Guillermo Ochoa, Obed Vargas, Brian Gutiérrez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Santiago Gimenez, Carlos Acevedo.

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