Monday , 12 October 2026

Mexico vs England, Worldcup 2026 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Mexico
2 – 3
Full Time
England
Mon 6 Jul 2026 · 01:00 UTC Azteca 80,824 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 36' Jude Bellingham
0–2 38' Jude Bellingham
Julian Quinones 42' 1–2
1–3 60' Harry Kane pen
Raul Jimenez pen 69' 2–3
Y 1' Declan Rice
R 54' Jarell Quansah
Y 68' Marc Guehi
Jorge Sanchez 71' Y
Y 72' Nico O'Reilly
Johan Vasquez 90' Y
Y 90' Jordan Henderson

Overview

Match Preview

Mexico vs England — Worldcup at Azteca.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Assistant 1 George Lakrindis
  • Assistant 2 James Lindsay (Australia)
7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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
Mexico 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-06 Mexico 2–3 England

Recent Form

Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul England H 2–3 L
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
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Mexico A 3–2 W
01 Jul Congo DR H 2–1 W
27 Jun Panama A 2–0 W
23 Jun Ghana H 0–0 D
17 Jun Croatia H 4–2 W
14 Jul Spain A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Mexico England
#1 Position #45
9 Points 7
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 6
0 Conceded 2
+6 GD +4
3.00 PPG 2.33
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
25% Clean Sheets
England this season

Mexico are 1st (9 pts). England are 45th (7 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
England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G
England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Mexico and England get this one started.
  • 1' It’s a booking for England player. Declan Rice gets a card.
  • 6' Cesar Montes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 13 appearances.
  • 11' England international Jarell Quansah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' Morgan Rogers is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for England so far.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. England needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' The 26-year-old Jose Rangel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Jude Bellingham gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Jude Bellingham — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 42' What a moment for Julian Quinones! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' Edson Alvarez is replacing Cesar Montes for the Mexico side.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Gordon made 324 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' Jarell Quansah picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Fresh legs for England! John Stones comes on to replace Bukayo Saka.
  • 60' A goal from the England international Harry Kane! He fires home on 60 to make it 1-3!
  • 61' Santiago Gimenez is replacing Gilberto Mora for the Mexico side.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Marc Guehi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 69' Raul Jimenez doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' Mexico receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nico O'Reilly on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Djed Spence is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nico O'Reilly at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' The England bench stirs into life. Elliot Anderson is withdrawn and Dan Burn gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Mexico! Alvaro Fidalgo comes on to replace Jorge Sanchez.
  • 81' Guillermo Martinez is replacing Julian Quinones for the Mexico side.
  • 86' England is showing some good football. However, England are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' Johan Vasquez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' Morgan Rogers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Kane at the 90 minute mark.
  • 2-3 the final result. Mexico will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Mexico Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Aguirre

England Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Mexico xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 England xG
I would bet for: Mexico or England 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Mexico41% Draw29% England30%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Mexico or Draw
70%
Draw or England
59%
Mexico or England
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Mexico30% Draw48% England22%
Actual: England win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Mexico

Handicap Mexico covers Push England covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Mexico keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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