Mexico vs England, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
· FIFA World Cup10-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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 1': Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Romo (Mexico).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto Mora.
- 4': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 6': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
- 7': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Gilberto Mora (Mexico).
- 8': Corner, England. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
- 15': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 16': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 18': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Gilberto Mora (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
- 19': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
- 21': Corner, England. Conceded by Érik Lira.
- 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Jordan Pickford.
- 27': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 32': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
- 33': Nico O'Reilly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Gilberto Mora (Mexico).
- 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.
- 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.
- 40': Handball by Bukayo Saka (England).
- 42': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
- 42': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 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.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 45'+3': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 45'+4': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 45'+6': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Mexico 1, England 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, England 2.
- 45': Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces César Montes.
- 47': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
- 47': Érik Lira (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Érik Lira.
- 49': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 52': Foul by Jarell Quansah (England).
- 52': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jarell Quansah (England).
- 54': Jarell Quansah (England) is shown the red card.
- 55': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
- 57': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
- 57': Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 58': Penalty England. Anthony Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Penalty conceded by Raúl Rangel (Mexico) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Goal! Mexico 1, England 3. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Gilberto Mora.
- 61': Substitution, Mexico. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Luis Romo.
- 62': (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico).
- 62': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 65': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by John Stones.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Harry Kane (England) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Penalty Mexico. Brian Gutiérrez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': VAR Decision: Penalty Mexico.
- 68': Marc Guéhi (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Goal! Mexico 2, England 3. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Nico O'Reilly (England).
- 71': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 72': Nico O'Reilly (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, England. Djed Spence replaces Nico O'Reilly.
- 75': Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Érik Lira.
- 78': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 79': Substitution, Mexico. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Jorge Sánchez.
- 79': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 80': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by John Stones.
- 80': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Martínez replaces Julián Quiñones.
- 82': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo with a cross.
- 84': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
- 84': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 87': Offside, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt saved. Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
- 89': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 90': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Harry Kane.
- 90': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 90': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Johan Vásquez.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+8': Johan Vásquez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Jordan Henderson (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 90'+9': Santiago Giménez went off injured after Mexico had used all subs.
- 90'+12': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by John Stones.
- 90'+12': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+12': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 90'+12': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, England 3.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 2, England 3.
Statistics
 ENG |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Rangel (GK) |
| 5 | Johan Vásquez  |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 2 | Jorge Sánchez |
| 6 | Érik Lira |
| 7 | Luis Romo |
| 19 | Gilberto Mora |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 16 | Julián Quiñones |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 2 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 26 | Jarell Quansah  |
| 10 | Jude Bellingham |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 18 | Anthony Gordon |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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