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FINAL MEETING vs. MEXICO
  Sunday, 5 July 2026
2026 FIFA World Cup Finals Second Phase Round of Sixteen match three
 
Mexico vs. England [ - ]
 
 


Confusion reigned 48 hours prior to the match with FIFA bringing the match forward six hours before then abandoning the alteration
Estadio Banorte (Azteca), Calzada de Tlalpan, Santa Úrsula Coapa, Coyoacán, ciudad de México
Kick-off (CST): 6.00pm 1.00am BST 6 July
Attendance: tbc
   
     
   
   
   
Commentator: Guy Mowbray with Alan Shearer
 
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Officials from Australia Mexico Squad Type England Squad
Referee (-)
Alireza Faghani
44 (21 March 1978), Kashmar, Iran, FIFA-listed & emigrated in 2019
  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
Assistant Referees   Hit Bar/Post  
George Lakrindis Andrew Lindsay   Corner Kicks Won  
Fourth official
Jalel Jayed
Casablanca, Morocco, FIFA-listed 2019
Reserve Assistant Referee
Zakaria Brinsi
Morocco
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
Video Assistant Officials               

Assistant -
Mexico Team
 
 Rank FIFA (11 June 2026) 14th
EFO ranking Group Five
ELO rating 9th
Colours Made by Adidas - Green v-necked shirts featuring Aztec motif and red/white collar & cuffs, and white Adidas shoulder stripes. White shorts with red Adidas side trim/hem, red socks with white Adidas trim.
Captain Edson Álvarez Head Coach Javier Aguirre Onaindía, 67 (1 December 1958), previously in charge 20001-02 & 2009-10; third tenure appointment 22 July 2024
  93rd match, W 57 - D 18 - L 17 - F 153: A 64.
Mexico Lineup
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Mexico Substitutes
scoreline: Mexico vs. England
               
               
               
               
               
result: Mexico vs. England
     
unused substitutes:  
team notes: Mexico have won seventy of their 89 competitive matches at Azteca. Another seventeen were drawn, with just two losses.
Coach Javier Aguirre played for Mexico against England in the minor tournament friendly in June 1985. And also a year later in the 1986 World Cup Finals warm-up match. He was also the coach the last time these two countries met in 2010.
 
   
Averages (Starting XI): Age   Appearances/Goals    
 
England Team
 
Rank FIFA (11 June 2026) 4th
EFO ranking Group One (4th)
ELO rating 4th
Colours The Nike 2026 home uniform - White crew necked jerseys with obsidian blue collars/cuffs with white/red trim and speed red side panel, white shorts with navy/red trim, white socks with obsidian/speed pin hoops.
Captain Harry Kane Head Coach Thomas Tuchel, 52 (29 August 1973 in Krumbach, West Germany), appointed manager on 8 October 2024, effective 1 January 2025.
⁷⁵ most goals as captain
91st of 90, W 58 - D 17 - L 14 - F 201 - A 64. P nineteenth of eighteen, W 14 - D 2 - L 2 - F 39 - A 8.
     
England Lineup
x changes to the previous match () league position (22 May after 37 matches)
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
               
 
England Substitutes
scoreline: Mexico vs. England
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
                 
 
 
result: Mexico vs. England
unused substitutes: 1-Jordan Pickford, 2-Ezri Konsa, 3-Nico O'Reilly, 4-Declan Rice, 5-John Stones, 6-Marc Guéhi, 7-Bukayo Saka, 8-Elliot Anderson, 9-Harry Kane, 10-Jude Bellingham, 11-Marcus Rashford, 12-Trevoh Chalobah, 13-Dean Henderson, 14-Jordan Henderson, 15-Dan Burn, 16-Kobbie Mainoo, 17-Morgan Rogers, 18-Anthony Gordon, 19-Ollie Watkins, 20-Noni Madueke, 21-Ebere Eze, 22-Ivan Toney, 23-James Trafford, 25-Djed Spence, 26-Jarell Quansah.
team notes: Not since a 1966 WCF group match have England faced Mexico in a Major Tournament fixture.
youth notes: England and Mexico have met several times at youth level.
Trevoh Chalobah started for the under-16s at the Tournoi Tournament in March 2015.
Marc Guéhi was a member of the victorious under-18 team that won the FIFA U17 World Cup in October 2017, that included defeating Mexico in the group stage. Anthony Gordon was an unused substitute when the two countries met in an March friendly tournament fixture.
Kobbie Mainoo started the under-19 thrashing of Mexico in the Marbella Cup in November 2023.
Jordan Pickford was an unused substitute for the under-21s in an unofficial meeting prior to the U20 World Cup in March 2015 but he did start the Tournoi Espoirs fixture three months later. Ezri Konsa started the same fixture three years later.
WCF appearance notes: Jordan Pickford equals Peter Shilton's record of seventeen WCF appearances. And like Shilton, all his appearances have come consecutively.
goalscoring notes: The next two players who score their first WCF goal will be the fiftieth different England player to score at a WCF tournament.
captaincy notes: Harry Kane captains his country for a record-breaking number of 91 times, overtaking a tally held by Billy Wright and Bobby Moore, that has been in place for over fifty-two years
BME notes:  
venue notes: This is England's fifteenth match at high altitude (above 1395ft) (W 6 - D 1 - L 7 - F 20 - A 15). Their eighth at WCF (W 3 - D 0 - L 4 - F 9 - A 10). Eighth visit to the Azteca (W 2 - D 1 - A 3 - F 8 - A 5).
Although the last time England visited this venue was during the 1986 WCF, that quarter-final against Argentina, they were victorious against Paraguay at the same venue four days previously.
records:  
   
Averages (Starting XI): Age   Appearances/Goals    
    Match Report by Mike Payne

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Source Notes

TheFA.com
BBC Sport
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Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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