Wednesday , 30 September 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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Brazil and Mexico get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tite might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Brazil is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brazil and Mexico are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Brazil is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edson Alvarez.
  • 43' Brazil receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' The Mexico manager makes a substitution. Rafael Marquez departs to be replaced by Miguel Layun.
  • 51' Magnificent from Neymar! That is 113 goals in 526 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Hector Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' Jonathan dos Santos is replacing Edson Alvarez for the Mexico side.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Casemiro on 59.
  • 60' Another substitution for Mexico to replace Javier Hernandez by Raul Jimenez on 60 minute.
  • 65' The travelling Mexico supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Mexico come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Edson Alvarez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brazil so far.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for Mexico. Carlos Salcedo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' A change in the Brazil ranks — Paulinho exits the field as Fernandinho enters on 80.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brazil must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Brazil. Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Roberto Firmino — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andres Guardado.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Brazil — Marquinhos on, Willian off on 90 minutes.
  • 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.