Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedMexico swept through Group A without conceding a goal, but the knockout rounds proved a different arena entirely. England overwhelmed El Tri in the first half — Bellingham scoring twice in the space of two minutes either side of the break — and though Quiñones pulled one back before the interval and Jiménez converted a penalty to make it nervous late on, Kane's spot-kick had already stretched the lead beyond reach. A 3-2 defeat ended Mexico's tournament in the Round of 16, where a flawless group stage counted for nothing against a side of England's calibre and momentum.
Results
Quiñones 9′Jiménez 67′
Romo 50′
Chávez 55′Quiñones 61′Fidalgo 90+4′
Quiñones 42′Jiménez 69′Bellingham 36′Bellingham 38′Kane 60′
Group A winners
Knocked out- R32Tue Jun 30 18:00PT🇪🇨Ecuador2–0
- R16Sun Jul 5 17:00PT
Group A standings
how the group finishedGroup A
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Out | |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from England at Mexico in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Raúl Rangel26
- 12Carlos Acevedo30
- 13Guillermo Ochoa41
Defenders
- 2Jorge Sánchez28
- 3César Montes29
- 5Johan Vásquez27
- 23Jesús Gallardo32
- 15Israel Reyes26
- 20Mateo Chávez22
- 26Brian Gutiérrez19
Midfielders
- 6Érik Lira26
- 7Luis Romo31
- 19Gilberto Mora17
- 4Edson Álvarez28
- 8Álvaro Fidalgo29
- 17Orbelín Pineda30
- 18Obed Vargas21
- 21César Huerta25
- 24Luis Chávez30
Forwards
- 9Raúl Jiménez35
- 16Julián Quiñones29
- 25Roberto Alvarado27
- 10Alexis Vega28
- 11Santiago Gimenez25
- 14Armando González23
- 22Guillermo Martínez31