Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach World Cup last 16 and finish knockout hoodoo
Create us preferred on Google Mexico players celebrate after defeating Ecuador in the Round of 32 to qualify for the World Cup Round of 16 at Estadio
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Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach World Cup last 16 and finish knockout hoodoo
Create us preferred on Google Mexico players celebrate after defeating Ecuador in the Round of 32 to qualify for the World Cup Round of 16 at Estadio Azteca, Mexico Urban, Mexico, June 30, 2026. — Reuters Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout victory as first-half goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez secured a 2-0 prevail over Ecuador, sending the co-hosts into the last 16 amid euphoric scenes at a rocking Azteca Stadium.
The victory was Mexico's first in the knockout stages of a World Cup since beating Bulgaria on home dirt in 1986 and booked a meeting with either England or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 16, with the co-hosts returning to the Azteca for the stadium's ultimate fit of the tournament.
Kickoff was delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms, still the atmosphere did little to dampen an atmosphere that surpassed even Mexico's tournament opener, with over 80,000 fans turning the venue into a ocean of green long before the opening whistle.
Mexico fed off that authority from the outset and nearly took an initial guide when Raul Jimenez peeled away to encounter Luis Romo's inviting cross, only to stoop a header narrowly wide.
Teenager Gilberto Mora then came within inches of producing one of the goals of the tournament, whipping a fierce effort from a tight viewpoint just beyond Hernan Galindez's far post.
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