FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Mexico WWWWW 3
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Czechia WWLDL 0
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MEX033
CZE000
Estadio Banorte · 80,824 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Mexico complete perfect group record to send Czechia out

Goals from Chavez, Quinones and Fidalgo saw Mexico eliminate Czechia from the World Cup.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:00 Mexico fans came ready with umbrellas to celebrate goal vs. Czechia Watch on ESPN

Lineups

CZE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Matej KovárG
  2. 4Robin HranácCD
  3. 7Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 3Tomás HolesCD-R
  5. 18Michal SadílekCM-L
  6. 12Lukás CervCM-R
  7. 21David DouderaLM
  8. 5Vladimír CoufalRM
  9. 9Adam HlozekF
  10. 26Denis VisinskýCF-L
  11. 15Pavel SulcCF-R

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 1Raúl RangelG
  2. 15Israel ReyesCD-L
  3. 3César MontesCD-R
  4. 20Mateo ChávezLB
  5. 2Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 7Luis RomoLM
  8. 19Gilberto MoraRM
  9. 22Guillermo MartínezF
  10. 16Julián QuiñonesLF
  11. 25Roberto AlvaradoRF

Timeline

  1. 22' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 22'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Michal Sadílek (Czechia).
  6. 45'
  7. 45'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 45'+1'
  9. 46' Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Holes (Czechia).
  10. 46'
  11. 47' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 47'
  13. 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.
  14. 56' Substitution, Czechia. Lukás Provod replaces Denis Visinsky.
  15. 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.
  16. 63' Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Guillermo Martínez.
  17. 63' Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.
  18. 64' Edson Álvarez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 64' Substitution, Czechia. Patrik Schick replaces Adam Hlozek.
  20. 64' Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Soucek replaces Tomás Holes.
  21. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  22. 68'
  23. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 71'
  25. 72' Substitution, Mexico. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Gilberto Mora.
  26. 78' Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa replaces Raúl Rangel.
  27. 78' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo replaces Mateo Chávez.
  28. 84' Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  29. 84'
  30. 86' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  31. 86'
  32. 87' Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Lukás Cerv.
  33. 87' Substitution, Czechia. Alexandr Sojka replaces Tomás Soucek because of an injury.
  34. 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.

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