Mexico 2-3 England · World Cup 2026
Mexico lost to England 2-3 in the World Cup 2026. Goals: J. Bellingham 36', J. Bellingham 38', J. Quiñones 42', H. Kane 60', R. Jiménez 69'. Expected goals (xG): Mexico 1.0, England 0.1. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Mexico and England met in the World Cup 2026 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Monday, 6 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Mexico: J. Quiñones 42'; R. Jiménez 69'. England: J. Bellingham 36', 38'; H. Kane 60'.
How the match went
Mexico saw more of the ball, 67% of it. Mexico had 20 shots with 5 on target, England 6 with 5 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 12 to Mexico and 2 to England. Mexico conceded 14 fouls, England 7. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Mexico, 4 for England) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Mexico started in a 4-3-3: Raúl Rangel, Jorge Sánchez, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo, Gilberto Mora, Erik Lira, Luis Romo, Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones.
England started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Pickford, Jarell Quansah, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, Nico O'Reilly, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane.
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Minute by minute
- 36'Goal! Mexico 0-1 England. J. Bellingham (England) scores, assisted by B. Saka.
- 38'Goal! Mexico 0-2 England. J. Bellingham (England) scores, assisted by H. Kane.
- 42'Goal! Mexico 1-2 England. J. Quiñones (Mexico) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Mexico 1-2 England.
- 53'VAR: card upgraded for J. Quansah (England).
- 54'Red card! J. Quansah (England) is sent off for foul.
- 60'Goal! Mexico 1-3 England. H. Kane (England) converts the penalty.
- 67'VAR: no penalty for Mexico.
- 69'Goal! Mexico 2-3 England. R. Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Mexico 2-3 England.
Full commentary (51 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Mexico vs England.
- 1'Yellow card for D. Rice (England) for foul.
- 3'Attempt blocked. R. Jiménez (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 15'Attempt saved. R. Jiménez (Mexico), header. xG 0.05.
- 19'Attempt blocked. G. Mora (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 26'Attempt saved. A. Gordon (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 32'Attempt missed. L. Romo (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Goal! Mexico 0-1 England. J. Bellingham (England) scores, assisted by B. Saka.
- 38'Goal! Mexico 0-2 England. J. Bellingham (England) scores, assisted by H. Kane.
- 42'Goal! Mexico 1-2 England. J. Quiñones (Mexico) scores.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. R. Jiménez (Mexico), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45+3'Attempt saved. R. Jiménez (Mexico), header. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Mexico 1-2 England.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Mexico: E. Álvarez comes on for C. Montes.
- 48'Attempt blocked. J. Quiñones (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 49'Attempt missed. N. O’Reilly (England), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 53'VAR: card upgraded for J. Quansah (England).
- 54'Red card! J. Quansah (England) is sent off for foul.
- 57'Substitution, England: J. Stones comes on for B. Saka.
- 57'Attempt missed. J. Quiñones (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 60'Goal! Mexico 1-3 England. H. Kane (England) converts the penalty.
- 61'Substitution, Mexico: B. Gutiérrez comes on for L. Romo.
- 61'Substitution, Mexico: S. Giménez comes on for G. Mora.
- 67'VAR: no penalty for Mexico.
- 68'Yellow card for M. Guéhi (England) for argument.
- 69'Goal! Mexico 2-3 England. R. Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty.
- 71'Yellow card for J. Sánchez (Mexico) for argument.
- 72'Yellow card for N. O’Reilly (England) for argument.
- 74'Substitution, England: D. Spence comes on for N. O’Reilly.
- 75'Substitution, England: D. Burn comes on for E. Anderson.
- 78'Attempt blocked. B. Gutiérrez (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 79'Substitution, Mexico: Á. Fidalgo comes on for J. Sánchez.
- 80'Attempt missed. E. Álvarez (Mexico), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
- 81'Substitution, Mexico: G. Martínez comes on for J. Quiñones.
- 82'Attempt missed. S. Giménez (Mexico), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 89'Attempt saved. Á. Fidalgo (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Substitution, England: M. Rogers comes on for H. Kane.
- 90'Yellow card for J. Henderson (England) for argument.
- 90'11 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. J. Bellingham (England), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. J. Gallardo (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+6'Attempt blocked. E. Álvarez (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+6'Attempt blocked. R. Jiménez (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. R. Jiménez (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 90+8'Yellow card for J. Vásquez (Mexico) for argument.
- 90+9'Substitution, Mexico: ? comes on for S. Giménez.
- 90+12'Attempt blocked. Á. Fidalgo (Mexico), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+12'Attempt missed. R. Jiménez (Mexico), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Mexico 2-3 England.