Mexico vs Portugal, 2026 International Friendly

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Mexico are hosting Portugal at Estadio Banorte, Mexico City, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
1': Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.
4': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
13': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by César Montes.
14': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
16': Offside, Mexico. Álvaro Fidalgo is caught offside.
19': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
19': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
23': Delay in match (Portugal).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
32': Attempt missed. Obed Vargas (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
32': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Mexico).
33': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Mexico).
33': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
34': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
34': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
35': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Israel Reyes (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rui Silva (Portugal). Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
41': Offside, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
43': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
43': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Samú Costa (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
45'+3': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Portugal 0.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Portugal 0.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Obed Vargas.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Julián Quiñones replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces Matheus Nunes.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Félix.
45': Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Nuno Mendes.
45': Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Rúben Neves.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Pedro Neto replaces Francisco Conceição.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Tomás Araújo replaces António Silva.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Samú Costa.
48': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
49': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
50': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
52': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
52': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
53': Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
54': Pedro Neto (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
55': Attempt missed. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
56': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
56': Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
57': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Handball by Johan Vásquez (Mexico).
59': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Portugal) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
60': Substitution, Mexico. Richard Ledezma replaces Roberto Alvarado.
60': Substitution, Mexico. Germán Berterame replaces Raúl Jiménez.
60': Substitution, Mexico. Érick Sánchez replaces Álvaro Fidalgo.
64': Substitution, Portugal. Paulinho replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
64': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
64': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
66': Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Portugal).
68': Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Raúl Rangel.
71': Delay in match (Portugal).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Foul by Paulinho (Portugal).
73': Johan Vásquez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Mexico).
77': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Substitution, Mexico. Everardo López replaces Jesús Gallardo.
78': Substitution, Mexico. Armando González replaces Érik Lira.
80': Attempt missed. Armando González (Mexico) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
81': Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Bruno Fernandes.
83': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
85': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
85': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho.
88': Foul by Érick Sánchez (Mexico).
88': Trincão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico).
89': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Israel Reyes (Mexico).
90'+1': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Offside, Portugal. Paulinho is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
90'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Raúl Rangel.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Portugal 0.
0': Match ends, Mexico 0, Portugal 0.

Statistics

POR		MEX
9	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	0
1	Saves	2
66.9	Possession	33.1
10	SHOTS	7
2	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
562	Accurate Passes	243
621	Passes	310
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	2
12	Crosses	5
0.4	Cross %	0.4
41	Long Balls	54
25	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	11
11	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	6
8	Effective Clearances	15
8	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Estadio Banorte
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 84,130

Line-Ups

Mexico (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Raúl Rangel (GK)
5	Johan Vásquez
3	César Montes
6	Érik Lira
23	Jesús Gallardo
15	Israel Reyes
18	Obed Vargas
19	Álvaro Fidalgo
24	Brian Gutiérrez
25	Roberto Alvarado
9	Raúl Jiménez

Mexico Substitutes:

Orbelín Pineda, Julián Quiñones, Denzell García, Jesús Angulo, Germán Berterame, Everardo López, Alexis Vega, Armando González, Richard Ledezma, Carlos Acevedo, Érick Sánchez, Guillermo Martínez, Guillermo Ochoa, Carlos Rodríguez, Jorge Sánchez.

Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Rui Silva (GK)
13	Renato Veiga
4	António Silva
25	Nuno Mendes
6	Matheus Nunes
8	Bruno Fernandes
5	Samú Costa
21	Rúben Neves
9	Gonçalo Ramos
10	João Félix
26	Francisco Conceição

Portugal Substitutes:

Gonçalo Guedes, Pedro Neto, Tomás Araújo, Francisco Trincão, Ricardo Velho, Paulinho, Ricardo Horta, João Cancelo, Mateus Fernandes, Gonçalo Inácio, Vitinha, José Sá, João Neves, Pedro Gonçalves, Diogo Dalot.

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