Thursday , 2 July 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 Curacao 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
50% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season
100% 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+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Brazil and Mexico.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Carlos Salcedo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Brazil is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brazil needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brazil that had 28 games and scored 53 goals.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Filipe Luis.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Mexico team. Rafael Marquez is replaced by Miguel Layun on 46 minute.
  • 51' Goal! Neymar scores his 110 goal in 520 matches.
  • 55' Mexico player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Mexico manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan dos Santos is hanging Edson Alvarez on the field on 55 minute.
  • 59' Brazil player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The Mexico manager makes a substitution. Javier Hernandez departs to be replaced by Raul Jimenez.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Brazil is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' Willian has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 77' The referee shows Mexico player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' The Brazil manager makes a substitution. Paulinho departs to be replaced by Fernandinho.
  • 85' The travelling Mexico supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' Another change for Brazil made on 86 minute. Philippe Coutinho leaves to be changed by Roberto Firmino.
  • 88' Goal! Roberto Firmino scores his 70 goal in 409 matches.
  • 90' Mexico player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Marquinhos. He replaces Willian on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Brazil.

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.