Julián Quiñones scores and assists as Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0

In the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, Mexico built a two-goal cushion in the first half and held on to win 2-0 at the final whistle.

In the 22nd minute, Julián Quiñones finished a pass from Roberto Alvarado to put Mexico ahead 1-0. In the 31st minute, Raúl Jiménez scored after an assist from Julián Quiñones, making it 2-0. Quiñones ended the match with one goal and one assist.

Ecuador’s first booking came in first-half stoppage time, when A. Franco received a yellow card. The second half produced no further goals, while the closing minutes brought a run of disciplinary incidents for Ecuador: K. Paez was booked in the 90+3rd minute, P. Hincapie was sent off with a red card in the 90+5th minute, and M. Caicedo picked up a yellow card in the 90+9th minute.

On the team statistics, Mexico had 43% possession to Ecuador’s 57%; expected goals were 1.02 for Mexico and 0.73 for Ecuador; shots were 15 for Mexico and 7 for Ecuador, with 3 on target for Mexico and 1 for Ecuador; pass completion was 78% for Mexico and 84% for Ecuador; corners were 3 for Mexico and 8 for Ecuador; offside counts were 0 for Mexico and 1 for Ecuador; both sides made 1 save; and fouls were 10 for Mexico and 14 for Ecuador.

In their previous match records, Mexico beat Czech Republic 3-0 in round 3 of the group stage, while Ecuador beat Germany 2-1 in round 3 of the group stage.