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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
MEXICO
2 3
ENGLAND
📍 VENUE: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City ✦ REFEREE: Alireza Faghani
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 2' 🟨 Declan Rice
  • 36' Jude Bellingham header
  • 38' Jude Bellingham
  • 42' Julián Quiñones right foot
  • 45'
  • 54' 🟥 Jarell Quansah studs-up challenge on Jesús Gallardo, VAR-reviewed straight red
  • 57'
  • 60' Harry Kane penalty won by Anthony Gordon
  • 61'
  • 61'
  • 68' 🟨 Marc Guéhi
  • 69' Raúl Jiménez VAR-awarded penalty
  • 71' 🟨 Jorge Sánchez
  • 72' 🟨 Nico O'Reilly
  • 74'
  • 75'
  • 79'
  • 81'
  • 90'
  • 90' 🟨 Johan Vásquez
  • 90' 🟨 Jordan Henderson booked on the bench; did not enter the pitch
▶ MATCH STATS
MEX 67% POSSESSION 33% ENG
MEX 19 SHOTS 6 ENG
MEX 5 SHOTS ON TARGET 5 ENG
MEX 14 FOULS 7 ENG
MEX 2 SAVES 3 ENG
MEX 0 RED CARDS 1 ENG
▶ LINE-UPS
MEXICO
STARTING XI
  1. GKRaúl Rangel
  2. DFJohan Vásquez🟨
  3. DFCésar Montes▼ 45'
  4. DFJesús Gallardo
  5. DFJorge Sánchez▼ 79'🟨
  6. MFErik Lira
  7. MFLuis Romo▼ 61'
  8. MFGilberto Mora▼ 61'
  9. FWRaúl Jiménez
  10. FWJulián Quiñones▼ 81'
  11. FWRoberto Alvarado
SUBSTITUTES
  • Edson Álvarez▲ 45'
  • Santiago Giménez▲ 61'
  • Brian Gutiérrez▲ 61'
  • Álvaro Fidalgo▲ 79'
  • Guillermo Martínez▲ 81'
ENGLAND
STARTING XI
  1. GKJordan Pickford
  2. DFMarc Guéhi🟨
  3. DFEzri Konsa
  4. DFNico O'Reilly▼ 74'🟨
  5. DFJarell Quansah🟥
  6. MFJude Bellingham⚽⚽
  7. MFElliot Anderson▼ 75'
  8. MFDeclan Rice🟨
  9. FWHarry Kane▼ 90'
  10. FWAnthony Gordon
  11. FWBukayo Saka▼ 57'
SUBSTITUTES
  • John Stones▲ 57'
  • Djed Spence▲ 74'
  • Dan Burn▲ 75'
  • Morgan Rogers▲ 90'
  • Jordan Henderson🟨

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

MEXICO
El Tri
EST. 1927
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H2H
2—7
ENG LEADS · 7–2
DRAWS
1
MEETINGS
10
ENGLAND
The Three Lions
EST. 1872
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