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Mexico vs England Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Round of 16
FT2–3
Monday 6 July 2026  ·  01:00 UTC  ·  Estadio Banorte, Mexico City

Match Report

Match Events ?
1'🟨D. Rice England
36'J. Bellingham (B. Saka)England
38'J. Bellingham (H. Kane)England
42'J. Quinones Mexico
54'🟥J. Quansah England
60'⚽ (P)H. Kane England
68'🟨M. Guehi England
69'⚽ (P)R. Jimenez Mexico
71'🟨J. Sanchez Mexico
72'🟨N. O'Reilly England
90'🟨J. Vasquez Mexico
90'🟨J. Henderson England
Match Statistics ?
Mexico
England
67%
Possession
33%
5
Shots on Target
5
20
Total Shots
6
12
Corners
2
14
Fouls
7
1.87
xG
1.55
Player Ratings ?
Mexico
7.9Julián QuiñonesF
7.3Erik LiraM
7.3Roberto AlvaradoF
England
9.0Jude BellinghamM
7.3Jordan PickfordG
7.3Elliot AndersonM
Starting Lineups ?
Mexico · 4-3-3
1GRaúl Rangel
2DJorge Sánchez
3DCésar Montes
5DJohan Vásquez
23DJesús Gallardo
19MGilberto Mora
6MErik Lira
7MLuis Romo
25FRoberto Alvarado
9FRaúl Jiménez
16FJulián Quiñones
England · 4-2-3-1
1GJordan Pickford
26DJarell Quansah
2DEzri Konsa
6DMarc Guéhi
3DNico O'Reilly
4MDeclan Rice
8MElliot Anderson
7MBukayo Saka
10MJude Bellingham
18MAnthony Gordon
9FHarry Kane

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Very even matchup
Confidence: Low
Mexico 35%Draw 27%England 37%
xG: 1.21Expected goalsxG: 1.24

Mexico vs England looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
England stronger
Mexico: 1590 (#13)  ·  England: 1674 (#5)
H2H Record ?
2–1–7
England leads
Avg 3.1 goals/game · 10 meetings
Mexico
England
#1
Position ?
#1
9
Points ?
7
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
2W 1D 0L
6
Goals For ?
6
0
Goals Against ?
2
+6
Goal Diff
+4
#15
FIFA Rank ?
#4
3.0%
Win Prob ?
7.8%
L W W W W
Form ?
L W W W W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
0Mexico
0Draw
1England
16 Jul 1966FIFA World CupEngland2–0Mexico
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
2Mexico
1Draw
7England
24 May 2010FriendlyEngland3–1Mexico
25 May 2001FriendlyEngland4–0Mexico
29 Mar 1997FriendlyEngland2–0Mexico
17 May 1986FriendlyMexico0–3NEngland
9 Jun 1985FriendlyMexico1–0England
3 Jun 1969FriendlyMexico0–4England
1 Jun 1969FriendlyMexico0–0England
16 Jul 1966World CupEngland2–0Mexico
10 May 1961FriendlyEngland8–0Mexico
24 May 1959FriendlyMexico2–1England
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.1 goals across their last 10 meetings.
📈Mexico in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
📈England in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
📊Closely matched: model gives Mexico 35% vs England 37%. Draw is a realistic outcome at 27%.

Injuries & Absences

Mexico — Injuries
No injuries reported.
England — Injuries
R. James
R. James
Injury
J. Quansah
J. Quansah
Injury
J. Henderson
J. Henderson
Injury
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