Match at a glance
MEX / ENG20Attempts6
5On target5
66.9%Possession33.1%
92.3%Pass accuracy79.9%
14Fouls committed7
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
12Corners2
Mexico 2–3 England: 2026 World Cup match result
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England won in normal time
- Julián Quiñones42'
- Raúl Jiménez (pen)69'
Match in one glance
MexicoEnglandGoalCard
Mexico
England
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
MEX ENG- 36'
Jude Bellingham1 ENG - 38'Jude Bellingham2 ENG
- 42'
Julián Quiñones1 ENG - 60'Harry Kane2 ENG
- 69'Raúl Jiménez1 ENG
England led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1
Jude Bellingham 2 goals · 3 on target - 2
Harry Kane 1 goal · 1 assist - 3
Raúl Jiménez 1 goal · 3 on target - 4
Julián Quiñones 1 goal · 1 on target - 5
Bukayo Saka 1 assist · 1 fouls won
What separated the teams
Finishing
England had the scoring edge
10.0%Goal conversion50.0%
Territory
Mexico controlled more of the ball
66.9%Possession33.1%
Discipline
Mexico carried the lighter card load
2Cards (red counts double)6
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
MexicoEnglandGoalCardSubstitution
Mexico
England
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
20 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 2J. Bellingham 36' · J. Bellingham 38' · J. Quiñones 42'
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Mexico
4-3-3
1Raúl RangelJS
2Jorge Sánchez
23Jesús Gallardo
3César Montes
5Johan Vásquez
6
199Raúl Jiménez
25Roberto Alvarado16Julián QuiñonesListed formation · positions are schematic
England
4-2-3-1JQ
26Jarell QuansahNO
3Nico O'ReillyEK
2Ezri KonsaMG
6Marc GuéhiEA
8Elliot Anderson
4Listed formation · positions are schematic
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Attendance80,824
RefereeAlireza Faghani
MEX4-3-3
ENG4-2-3-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
MEXENG
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
20Attempts6
5On target5
7Blocked shots0
25.0%Shot accuracy83.3%
10.0%Goal conversion50.0%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
66.9%Possession33.1%
418Passes completed195
92.3%Pass accuracy79.9%
13Crosses completed1
28Long balls completed21
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
2Saves3
7Tackles won9
40%Tackle success50%
7Interceptions4
13Clearances49
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
14Fouls committed7
1Offsides0
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
12Corners2
What separated the teams
Finishing
England had the scoring edge
10.0%Goal conversion50.0%
Territory
Mexico controlled more of the ball
66.9%Possession33.1%
Discipline
Mexico carried the lighter card load
2Cards (red counts double)6
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1Jude Bellingham 2 goals · 3 on target
- 2Harry Kane 1 goal · 1 assist
- 3Raúl Jiménez 1 goal · 3 on target
- 4Julián Quiñones 1 goal · 1 on target
- 5Bukayo Saka 1 assist · 1 fouls won
- 6
Jordan Pickford 3 saves - 7Raúl Rangel 2 saves
- 8AGAnthony Gordon 1 on target · 4 fouls won
- 9
Álvaro Fidalgo 1 on target - 10EKEzri Konsa 3 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
Decisive moments
6 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
All-time World Cup meetings
Mexico vs England, across editions
0MEX wins
0Draws
2ENG wins
2meetings
2–5goal balance
1knockout meetings
2026Mexico 2–3 EnglandRound of 16
1966England 2–0 MexicoGroup stage
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.