England built its lead quickly in the middle of the first half. In the 36th minute, Jude Bellingham finished a Bukayo Saka assist, and just two minutes later he scored again, this time assisted by Harry Kane, to complete his brace and put England 2-0 ahead.
Mexico cut the gap in the 42nd minute when Julián Quiñones scored to make it 2-1 at the break. In the second half, J. Quansah was shown a red card in the 54th minute, and Harry Kane converted a penalty in the 60th minute to extend England’s lead to 3-1.
Raúl Jiménez then scored from the spot in the 69th minute to bring Mexico back to 3-2. The score did not change again after that. In stoppage time, J. Vasquez and J. Henderson were booked in the 90+8th minute, and the match ended with England winning 3-2.
On the stat sheet, Mexico had 67% possession to England’s 33%. Expected goals were 1.87 for Mexico and 1.55 for England. Mexico also led in shots 20-6, while both sides had five shots on target. Pass completion was 92% for Mexico and 80% for England; corners were 12-2 in Mexico’s favor; offside calls were 1-0; saves were 2 for Mexico and 3 for England; and fouls were 14-7.
In the previous round, Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in the round of 32, while England defeated DR Congo 2-1 in their round-of-32 match.
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