Sunday , 16 August 2026

Mexico vs Ecuador, Worldcup 2026 LAST 32

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Mexico
2 – 0
Full Time
Ecuador
Wed 1 Jul 2026 · 01:00 UTC Azteca HT 45' · FT 45'
Julian Quinones 22' 1–0
Raul Jimenez 31' 2–0
Y 45' Alan Franco
Y 90' Ray Paez
R 90' Piero Hincapie
Y 90' Moises Caicedo

Overview

Match Preview

Mexico vs Ecuador — Worldcup at Azteca.

  • Mexico 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Ecuador 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Assistant 1 Tomaz Klancnik
  • Assistant 2 Andraz Kovacic
18 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 5 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
Mexico 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Ecuador
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-01 Mexico 2–0 Ecuador

Recent Form

Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Ecuador H 2–0 W
25 Jun Czechia A 3–0 W
19 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
11 Jun South Africa H 2–0 W
30 Nov Saudi Arabia A 2–1 W
26 Nov Argentina A 0–2 L
Ecuador
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Mexico A 0–2 L
25 Jun Germany H 2–1 W
21 Jun Curaçao H 0–0 D
14 Jun Ivory Coast A 0–1 L
29 Nov Senegal H 1–2 L
25 Nov Netherlands A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Mexico Ecuador
#1 Position #19
9 Points 4
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 2
0 Conceded 2
+6 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
25% Clean Sheets
Ecuador this season

Mexico are 1st (9 pts). Ecuador are 19th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Mexico launch into their encounter with Ecuador.
  • 5' Mexico is showing some good football. However, Mexico are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Mexico and Ecuador are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Mexico is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Goal! Julian Quinones scores his 4 goal in 13 matches.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Javier Aguirre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' Raul Jimenez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Mexico are in front.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Mexico in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Ecuador's compact 4-4-2.
  • 41' Ecuador started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 45' Alan Franco is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The Ecuador manager makes a substitution. Joel Ordonez departs to be replaced by Angelo Preciado.
  • 51' Kevin Rodriguez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Ecuador fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 59' Mexico ring the changes. Gilberto Mora has done his job and it is now time for Brian Gutierrez to step up.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Ecuador come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' The whistle greets Luis Romo as he departs to be replaced by Obed Vargas.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Mexico and Ecuador are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' A change in the Ecuador ranks — John Yeboah exits the field as Jordy Caicedo enters on 79.
  • 80' The whistle greets Julian Quinones as he departs to be replaced by Orbelin Pineda.
  • 85' Luis Romo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ecuador tonight.
  • 90' Ray Paez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Mexico 2-0 Ecuador. Honours even.

Lineups

Mexico Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Aguirre

Ecuador Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastián Beccacece

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 Mexico xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Ecuador xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Mexico64% Draw26% Ecuador10%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Mexico or Draw
90%
Draw or Ecuador
36%
Mexico or Ecuador
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Mexico41% Draw55% Ecuador4%
Actual: Mexico win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
24.7%
0 – 0
20.1%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
8%
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
2.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
4 – 1
1.1%
1 – 2
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Mexico

Handicap Mexico covers Push Ecuador covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 20% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 31% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Mexico keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Ecuador keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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