FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, July 5, 2026
England WDWWW 3
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Mexico WWWWL 2
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ENG213
MEX112
Estadio Banorte · 80,824 att. · FOX

Match Report

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10-man England win thriller against Mexico to reach World Cup quarterfinals

Jude Bellingham was the star with a first-half brace, while Harry Kane's penalty would prove the difference maker.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
12
3
Saves
2
33.1
Possession
66.9
6
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
5
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
195
Accurate Passes
418
244
Passes
453
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
13
4
Crosses
52
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
40
21
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
4
Interceptions
7
49
Effective Clearances
13
49
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:31 Burley: Bellingham played like a 'man possessed' in England's win Watch on ESPN 00:40 Quiñones goal causes chaos in Mexico City Watch on ESPN 00:29 Party in London, pain in Mexico City as England hold on to win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-0

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

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 2Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 3Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 26Jarell QuansahRB
  6. 10Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 4Declan RiceRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 18Anthony GordonAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  2. 1' Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 2' Delay in match because of an injury Luis Romo (Mexico).
  4. 2'
  5. 3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 3'
  7. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 23'
  9. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 26'
  11. 36' Goal! Mexico 0, England 1. Jude Bellingham (England) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  12. 38' Goal! Mexico 0, England 2. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  13. 42' Goal! Mexico 1, England 2. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  14. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces César Montes.
  15. 53'
  16. 54'
  17. 54' Jarell Quansah (England) is shown the red card.
  18. 57' Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Bukayo Saka.
  19. 60' Goal! Mexico 1, England 3. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  20. 61' Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Gilberto Mora.
  21. 61' Substitution, Mexico. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Luis Romo.
  22. 67'
  23. 68'
  24. 68' Marc Guéhi (England) is shown the yellow card.
  25. 69' Goal! Mexico 2, England 3. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  26. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Nico O'Reilly (England).
  27. 70'
  28. 71' Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  29. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  30. 71'
  31. 71' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  32. 71'
  33. 72' Nico O'Reilly (England) is shown the yellow card.
  34. 74' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  35. 74'
  36. 74' Substitution, England. Djed Spence replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  37. 75' Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Elliot Anderson.
  38. 79' Substitution, Mexico. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Jorge Sánchez.
  39. 81' Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Martínez replaces Julián Quiñones.
  40. 84'
  41. 84'
  42. 90' Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Harry Kane.
  43. 90'+8' Johan Vásquez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  44. 90'+8' Jordan Henderson (England) is shown the yellow card.

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