Mexico will become the first nation to host three men's World Cups. Their previous two hosting campaigns, in 1970 and 1986, both ended in the quarter-finals.
Mexico2–3England
Stats
Mexico have played nine World Cup matches on home soil, losing only once (5 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss) while scoring 12 goals and conceding 6.
Mexico are unbeaten in seven World Cup matches at the Estadio Azteca, winning five and drawing two with a 12-3 goal difference.
Mexico have never lost a World Cup opening match on home soil, drawing 0-0 with the Soviet Union in 1970 and defeating Belgium 2-1 in 1986.
Mexico have never lost a World Cup match at Estadio Azteca (6W-2D-0L) across the 1970-2026 tournaments.
Match Events
0–1
36'Jude Bellingham
0–2
38'Jude Bellingham
42'Julián Quiñones
1–2
54'Jarell Quansah
1–3
60'Harry Kane(pen)
69'Raúl Jiménez(pen)
2–3
Match stats
Lineups
Mexico
England
- 1Raúl Rangel
- 2Jorge Sánchez↓79'
- 3César Montes↓46'
- 5Johan Vásquez
- 23Jesús Gallardo
- 6Érik Lira
- 7Luis Romo↓61'
- 19Gilberto Mora↓61'
- 9Raúl Jiménez
- 16Julián Quiñones↓81'
- 25Roberto Alvarado
- 1Jordan Pickford
- 2Ezri Konsa
- 3Nico O'Reilly↓74'
- 6Marc Guéhi
- 26Jarell Quansah
- 4Declan Rice
- 8Elliot Anderson↓75'
- 10Jude Bellingham
- 7Bukayo Saka↓57'
- 9Harry Kane↓90'
- 18Anthony Gordon
Substitutes
- 4Edson Álvarez↑46'
- 8Álvaro Fidalgo↑79'
- 26Brian Gutiérrez↑61'
- 11Santiago Giménez↑61'
- 22Guillermo Martínez↑81'
- 5John Stones↑57'
- 15Dan Burn↑75'
- 25Djed Spence↑74'
- 17Morgan Rogers↑90'