England v Mexico, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City

40 years on from Maradona and the Hand of God cheated goal, England are back in the Azteca (where only 2 teams have ever beaten Mexico). It doesn’t get any better than this – except one day maybe it will….

England 3–2 Mexico — World Cup last 16, Estadio Azteca, Saturday 5 July 2026. Attendance 80,824

England booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic 3–2 win over Mexico at the Azteca. Jude Bellingham scored twice in the first half to put England in control, before Mexico hit back through Julián Quiñones just before the break. Harry Kane restored England’s two-goal cushion from the penalty spot on the hour, but Mexico made it a tense finish when Raúl Jiménez converted a penalty after England had been reduced to 10 men. England then dug in to see it out and set up a quarter-final with Norway.  

Scorers

England

• Jude Bellingham 36’
• Jude Bellingham 38’
• Harry Kane 60’ pen

Mexico

• Julián Quiñones 42’
• Raúl Jiménez 69’ pen  

England XI

Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Marc Guéhi, Jarell Quansah, Lewis Hall; Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham; Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Anthony Gordon.

England subs used: Morgan Rogers, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eberechi Eze, Levi Colwill, Curtis Jones.  

Mexico XI

Luis Malagón; Jorge Sánchez, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo; Edson Álvarez, Luis Chávez, Marcel Ruiz; Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones.

Mexico subs used: Orbelín Pineda, Santiago Giménez, Alexis Vega, César Huerta, Erik Lira.  

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