Live score: England, with 10 men, narrowly beats Mexico to reach the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals.
6 July 2026 GMT+7 – Live score from the 2026 World Cup round of 16, second match: co-host Mexico faced former world champions England, who have won the World Cup once. Mexico had won all four previous matches without conceding a goal.
In the first half at the 36th minute, Mexico conceded their first goal of the 2026 World Cup. England launched a counterattack as Bukayo Saka carried the ball to the right byline and crossed to the far post, where Jude Bellingham headed the ball into the net to put England ahead 1-0.
At the 38th minute, England quickly extended their lead to 2-0. After intercepting the ball in Mexico's half, Harry Kane flicked the ball inside the penalty area to Jude Bellingham, who beat the Mexican defender to score.
At the 42nd minute, Mexico pulled one back to make it 1-2, promptly responding from a free-kick. Ezri Konsa failed to clear properly, allowing Julian Quiñones to shoot directly into the net. The half ended with this score.
In the second half at the 54th minute, England was reduced to 10 men when Jarell Quansah committed a studs-up sliding tackle on Jesús Gallardo. After a VAR review, the referee issued a red card and sent him off.
Despite being a man down, England earned a penalty from a set-piece delivery from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Anthony Gordon was fouled by Raúl Ranquel inside the box, and Harry Kane successfully converted the penalty to make it 3-1 in the 60th minute.
At the 69th minute, Mexico earned a penalty of their own. Harry Kane tried to clear the ball but accidentally kicked Bryan Gutiérrez, a Mexican substitute, inside the box. Raul Jiménez took the penalty and deceived Jordan Pickford to score, narrowing the gap to 2-3.
In the remaining time, Mexico pushed hard to equalize but failed. The match ended with England narrowly winning 3-2 to progress to the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals, where they will face Norway, who defeated Brazil, on 11 July.
For Mexico, this was the first goal conceded in the tournament and marked the end of their journey as co-hosts.
