MUNDIAL·26

Round of 16 · Monday, July 6 · Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City · 80,824 in the stands

kickoff 19:00 local · 17°C · 87% humidity · altitude 2,226 m

Mexico

42′ Julian QUINONES (pen)

69′ Raul JIMENEZ

2:3

England

36′ Jude BELLINGHAM (pen)

38′ Jude BELLINGHAM (pen)

60′ Harry KANE

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Mexico4-3-3
England4-2-3-1
Raul RANGEL5.0Jorge SANCHEZ5.4Cesar MONTES6.1Johan VASQUEZ6.4Jesus GALLARDO6.3Erik LIRA6.4Luis ROMO6.2Gilberto MORA5.1Raul JIMENEZ7.1Julian QUINONES7.9Roberto ALVARADO7.0Jordan PICKFORD7.5Ezri KONSA6.0Nico OREILLY6.1Marc GUEHI6.6Jarell QUANSAH5.1Declan RICE6.5Elliot ANDERSON6.7Jude BELLINGHAM9.4Bukayo SAKA7.1Harry KANE7.5Anthony GORDON7.5
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′105′103′MEXENG

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 36′Bellingham0.35 xG
  • 38′Bellingham0.37 xG
  • 42′Quinones0.19 xG
  • 60′Kane0.79 xG
  • 69′Jimenez0.79 xG
MEX 0:0 ENG0'kickoff
3' Jimenez — xG 0.02 · Blocked15' Jimenez — xG 0.05 · Saved19' Mora — xG 0.04 · Blocked26' Gordon — xG 0.04 · Saved32' Romo — xG 0.02 · Missed36' Bellingham — xG 0.35 · Goal38' Bellingham — xG 0.37 · Goal42' Quinones — xG 0.19 · Goal45 + 1' Jimenez — xG 0.09 · Missed45 + 3' Jimenez — xG 0.03 · Saved48' Quinones — xG 0.02 · Blocked49' O'Reilly — xG 0.06 · Missed57' Quinones — xG 0.02 · Missed60' Kane — xG 0.79 · Goal69' Jimenez — xG 0.79 · Goal78' Gutierrez — xG 0.03 · Blocked80' Alvarez — xG 0.20 · Missed82' Gimenez — xG 0.08 · Missed89' Fidalgo — xG 0.02 · Saved90 + 3' Bellingham — xG 0.02 · Saved90 + 4' Gallardo — xG 0.03 · Missed90 + 6' Jimenez — xG 0.03 · Blocked90 + 6' Alvarez — xG 0.02 · Blocked90 + 7' Jimenez — xG 0.14 · Missed90 + 12' Jimenez — xG 0.03 · Missed90 + 12' Fidalgo — xG 0.04 · Blocked

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

MEX 0:0 ENG
1.02.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′36' Bellingham — GOAL38' Bellingham — GOAL42' Quinones — GOAL60' Kane — GOAL69' Jimenez — GOAL1.891.63

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

MEX 4-3-3 attack →, ← ENG 4-2-3-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Raul RANGELRaul RANGEL2Jorge SANCHEZJorge SANCHEZ3Cesar MONTESCesar MONTES5Johan VASQUEZJohan VASQUEZ23Jesus GALLARDOJesus GALLARDO6Erik LIRAErik LIRA7Luis ROMOLuis ROMO19Gilberto MORAGilberto MORA9Raul JIMENEZRaul JIMENEZ16Julian QUINONESJulian QUINONES25Roberto ALVARADORoberto ALVARADO1Jordan PICKFORDJordan PICKFORD2Ezri KONSAEzri KONSA3Nico OREILLYNico OREILLY6Marc GUEHIMarc GUEHI26Jarell QUANSAHJarell QUANSAH4Declan RICEDeclan RICE8Elliot ANDERSONElliot ANDERSON10Jude BELLINGHAMJude BELLINGHAM7Bukayo SAKABukayo SAKA9Harry KANEHarry KANE18Anthony GORDONAnthony GORDON

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

59%
Possession
31%
2.01
Expected goals
2.12
80
Threat
20
20
Shots
6
5
On target
5
448
Passes completed
204
33
Forced turnovers
28
14.6s
Ball recovery time
22.3s
4.67
High-press phases
2.96
6
Fouls committed
13
1
Offsides
0
112 km
Distance covered
107 km
33.8 km/h
Top speed
35.8 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Mexico attack →, ← England attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 1′Declan RICE (England) is booked by the referee.
  2. 36′Jude BELLINGHAM (England) scores!!
  3. 38′Jude BELLINGHAM (England) scores!!
  4. 42′Julian QUINONES (Mexico) scores!!
  5. ′Before the second half begins Edson ALVAREZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Cesar MONTES (out) (Mexico)
  6. 54′Jarell QUANSAH (England) is sent off!
  7. 57′John STONES (in) comes off the bench to replace Bukayo SAKA (out) (England)
  8. 60′Penalty Awarded
  9. 60′Harry KANE (England) successfully converts the penalty!
  10. 61′Santiago GIMENEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Gilberto MORA (out) (Mexico)
  11. 61′Brian GUTIERREZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Luis ROMO (out) (Mexico)
  12. 68′Marc GUEHI (England) is booked by the referee.
  13. 69′Penalty Awarded
  14. 69′Raul JIMENEZ (Mexico) successfully converts the penalty!
  15. 71′Jorge SANCHEZ (Mexico) is booked by the referee.
  16. 72′Nico OREILLY (England) is booked by the referee.
  17. 75′Dan BURN (in) comes off the bench to replace Elliot ANDERSON (out) (England)
  18. 75′Djed SPENCE (in) comes off the bench to replace Nico OREILLY (out) (England)
  19. 79′Alvaro FIDALGO (in) comes off the bench to replace Jorge SANCHEZ (out) (Mexico)
  20. 81′Guillermo MARTINEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Julian QUINONES (out) (Mexico)
  21. 90′Morgan ROGERS (in) comes off the bench to replace Harry KANE (out) (England)
  22. 90+8′Johan VASQUEZ (Mexico) is booked by the referee.
  23. 90+8′Jordan HENDERSON (England) is booked by the referee.

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

England's Lethal Finish Ends Mexico's Possession Masterclass

England were ruthless and, when it mattered, invisible. In a first half that belonged entirely to Mexico's swarming press and slick passing, Gareth Southgate's side absorbed everything the hosts threw at them and picked them apart on two occasions before the break, going 2-0 up through attacks of startling simplicity. Mexico dragged one back before half-time, reasserting themselves with possession and intensity. But then came the rupture: Jarell Quansah's red card at 54 minutes turned the match into an endurance test. For any ordinary team playing against a team that would dominate the next 36 minutes, this would be a death sentence.

England scored again on 60 minutes from a chance worth 0.79 expected goals—clinical finishing from a high-quality opportunity—while Mexico, despite their 59 per cent possession and 20 attempts, found themselves chasing a deficit they could not erase. Mexico pulled one back at 69 minutes with a chance of similar quality, but the decisive miss came at 80 minutes when Julian Quinones spurned a big chance that would have forced extra time. England's cold efficiency was the difference: five of their six shots on target tells the story more honestly than possession figures ever could. Jude Bellingham's 9.4 rating did not come from controlling the ball, but from controlling the tempo.

England scored three goals from just six shots; Mexico scored two from twenty—a study in the chasm between possession and precision.

54′

Quansah's red card forced England to defend with ten men for 36 minutes. They tightened, held firm, and struck again.

What Mexico needed

Possession without penetration is a polite way to lose a World Cup knockout.

  • Converted only 2 of 20 shots: accuracy, not volume, decides tournaments
  • Missed the 0.20 xG chance at 80': Quinones' miss in the final throes cost them progression
  • Failed to capitalize after the 54' red card: 36 minutes with numerical advantage, no second goal

What England needed

A masterclass in efficiency. They survived the one moment that could have undone them.

  • Five of six shots on target: lethality without waste, the opposite of Mexico's approach
  • Scored at 60' (0.79 xG) after Quansah's red, proving they could handle 10 men and still attack
  • Bellingham's 9.4 rating: tempered Mexico's press and controlled transition, their key to survival