Sunday , 16 August 2026

Brazil vs Mexico, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Brazil
2 – 0
Full Time
Mexico
Mon 2 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Edson Alvarez
Filipe Luis 43' Y
Y 55' Hector Herrera
Casemiro 59' Y
Y 77' Carlos Salcedo
Y 90' Andres Guardado

Overview

Match Preview

Brazil vs Mexico — Worldcup .

  • Brazil 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Mexico 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Mauro Tonolini
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Pawel Gil
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Brazil 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Mexico
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-02 Brazil 2–0 Mexico

Recent Form

Brazil
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Mexico H 2–0 W
27 Jun Serbia A 2–0 W
22 Jun Costa Rica H 2–0 W
17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D
26 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Brazil A 0–2 L
27 Jun Sweden H 0–3 L
23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W
21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L

Season Stats

Brazil Mexico
#9 Position #1
7 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
7 Scored 6
1 Conceded 0
+6 GD +6
2.33 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season

Brazil are 9th (7 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brazil
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brazil
Vinicius Junior 4 G 1 A
Matheus Cunha 3 G
Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Brazil and Mexico.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tite might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Mexico needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Mexico that had 13 games and scored 18 goals.
  • 20' Brazil have won 59 goals from 31 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Miguel Layun has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Mexico player. Edson Alvarez gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Filipe Luis on 43 minutes.
  • 46' Another substitution for Mexico to replace Rafael Marquez by Miguel Layun on 46 minute.
  • 51' A goal from the Brazil international Neymar! He fires home on 51 to make it 1-0!
  • 55' Hector Herrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
  • 55' Mexico make a change. Edson Alvarez trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan dos Santos on 55 minutes.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Casemiro.
  • 60' Raul Jimenez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javier Hernandez at the 60 minute mark.
  • 65' Brazil currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Brazil in their trying to find a way past Mexico's compact .
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Carlos Salcedo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 80' Fernandinho gets the nod from Brazil. He replaces Paulinho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Mexico are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 86' Brazil manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Roberto Firmino is hanging Philippe Coutinho on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' A goal from the Brazil international Roberto Firmino! He fires home on 88 to make it 2-0!
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andres Guardado on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Brazil manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marquinhos is hanging Willian on the field on 90 minute.
  • Mexico will have plenty to reflect on. Brazil were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brazil Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tite

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83 Brazil xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 Mexico xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brazil46% Draw37% Mexico17%
Actual: Brazil win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Brazil or Draw
83%
Draw or Mexico
54%
Brazil or Mexico
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brazil24% Draw67% Mexico9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.7%
1 – 0
22.4%
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.1%
1 – 2
2.1%
3 – 1
1.3%
2 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Brazil

Handicap Brazil covers Push Mexico covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 11% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 27% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Brazil keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.