FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Estadio Banorte · 80,824 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones help Mexico past Ecuador, into Round of 16

Mexico will now face either England or DR Congo in Mexico City in the Round of 16.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
57.2
Possession
42.8
7
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
341
Accurate Passes
248
410
Passes
316
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
7
0.1
Cross %
0.6
53
Long Balls
58
17
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
7
19
Effective Clearances
39
19
Clearances
39

Highlights

01:05 Do Mexico have everything in their favour for the next round? Watch on ESPN 00:51 Mexico fans go wild for opening goal vs. Ecuador at the World Cup Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 1Raúl RangelG
  2. 5Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. 3César MontesCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 2Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 6Érik LiraCM
  7. 7Luis RomoLM
  8. 19Gilberto MoraRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 16Julián QuiñonesLF
  11. 25Roberto AlvaradoRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaSUB
  2. 15Israel ReyesSUB
  3. 10Alexis VegaSUB
  4. 22Guillermo MartínezSUB
  5. 24Luis ChávezSUB
  6. 8Álvaro FidalgoSUB
  7. 11Santiago GimenezSUB
  8. 4Edson ÁlvarezSUB
  9. 20Mateo ChávezSUB
  10. 12Carlos AcevedoSUB
  11. 26Brian GutiérrezSUB
  12. 17Orbelín PinedaSUB
  13. 14Armando GonzálezSUB
  14. 18Obed VargasSUB
  15. 21César HuertaSUB

ECU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 6Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 4Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  4. 3Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 21Alan FrancoRB
  6. 15Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. 23Moisés CaicedoCM-R
  8. 20Nilson AnguloLM
  9. 9John YeboahRM
  10. 13Enner ValenciaCF-L
  11. 19Gonzalo PlataCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Gonzalo ValleSUB
  2. 26Yaimar MedinaSUB
  3. 8Anthony ValenciaSUB
  4. 5Jordy AlcívarSUB
  5. 12Moisés RamírezSUB
  6. 17Ángelo PreciadoSUB
  7. 10Kendry PáezSUB
  8. 18Denil CastilloSUB
  9. 7Pervis EstupiñánSUB
  10. 24Jeremy ArévaloSUB
  11. 11Kevin RodríguezSUB
  12. 2Félix TorresSUB
  13. 16Jordy CaicedoSUB
  14. 25Jackson PorozoSUB
  15. 14Alan MindaSUB

Timeline

  2. 22' Goal! Mexico 1, Ecuador 0. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a through ball.
  3. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  4. 25'
  5. 28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 28'
  7. 31' Goal! Mexico 2, Ecuador 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
  8. 45'+1' Alan Franco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces Joel Ordóñez.
  10. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Yaimar Medina replaces Alan Franco.
  11. 58' Substitution, Mexico. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Gilberto Mora.
  12. 59' Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia.
  13. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  14. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  15. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 73' Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.
  18. 74' Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  19. 75' Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Rangel (Mexico).
  20. 75'
  21. 76' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 76'
  23. 79' Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces John Yeboah.
  24. 79' Substitution, Ecuador. Kendry Páez replaces Nilson Angulo.
  25. 80' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Julián Quiñones.
  26. 80' Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Roberto Alvarado.
  27. 90'+3' Kendry Páez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 90'+4'
  29. 90'+5'
  30. 90'+5' Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) is shown the red card.
  31. 90'+9' Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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