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England men · FIFA World Cup · Round of 16

Mexico
v England⁠

2–3

Full time

Mexico v England finished 2–3.

Mexico
Quiñones 42', Jiménez 69' pen
Date
Monday 6 July 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
02:00 UK
Venue
Estadio Banorte, Mexico City

Last checked 29 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Mexico Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Raúl Rangel GK
  • No. 2, Jorge Sánchez RB Yellow card 71' Off in the 79'
  • No. 3, César Montes CB Off in the 45'
  • No. 5, Johan Vásquez CB Yellow card 90+8'
  • No. 23, Jesús Gallardo LB
  • No. 19, Gilberto Mora RM Off in the 61'
  • No. 6, Érik Lira CM
  • No. 7, Luis Romo LM Off in the 61'
  • No. 25, Roberto Alvarado RW
  • No. 16, Julián Quiñones LW Off in the 81'
  • No. 9, Raúl Jiménez FW

Substitutes

  • No. 4, Edson Álvarez On in the 45'
  • No. 11, Santiago Gimenez On in the 61'
  • No. 26, Brian Gutiérrez On in the 61'
  • No. 8, Álvaro Fidalgo On in the 79'
  • No. 22, Guillermo Martínez On in the 81'
  • No. 10, Alexis Vega (not used)
  • No. 12, Carlos Acevedo (not used)
  • No. 13, Guillermo Ochoa (not used)
  • No. 14, Armando González (not used)
  • No. 15, Israel Reyes (not used)
  • No. 17, Orbelín Pineda (not used)
  • No. 18, Obed Vargas (not used)
  • No. 20, Mateo Chávez (not used)
  • No. 21, César Huerta (not used)
  • No. 24, Luis Chávez (not used)

Referee: Alireza Faghani.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1985 – 2010

02 25 May 2001
International friendly Pride Park Stadium, Derby

England 4–0 Mexico England won

England: Scholes 3', Fowler 14', Beckham 29', Sheringham 74'

Mexico: None

Match page: England v Mexico, 25 May 2001

05 9 Jun 1985
International friendly · Ciudad de México Cup / Azteca 2000 Tournament Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Mexico 1–0 England England lost

England: None

Mexico: Flores 20'

Match page: Mexico v England, 9 June 1985

Official meetings since 1959

England v Mexico stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings10In our results database
England wins7England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Mexico wins2Mexico victories

England have scored 26 goals to Mexico's 6 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Charlton

3 goals against Mexico in matches we hold scorer data for.

Mexico · Fixture leader

1

Quiñones

Mexico's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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