Mexico vs Ecuador
Mexico vs Ecuador in the Round of 32, played June 30 at Estadio Azteca, ended 2-0 to Mexico, a result that sealed Mexico's first World Cup knockout win since 1986.
The result was also notable as the first time a CONCACAF nation had eliminated a CONMEBOL side in a World Cup knockout match, a landmark that added extra weight to the celebrations in Mexico City. Mexico had gone into the match unbeaten, having won Group A with a perfect record, beating South Africa 2-0, South Korea 1-0 and Czechia 3-0 without conceding, the first perfect group stage in Mexican World Cup history. Ecuador, playing their first knockout match since 2006 as a third-place qualifier from Group E after a 0-1 loss to Ivory Coast, a 0-0 draw with Curacao and a 2-1 win over Germany, were unable to find a way past a well-organized Mexican defense on the biggest stage in front of a raucous home crowd.
Track Mexico vs Ecuador for the full picture from that Round of 32 result, with the widget below covering lineups, scoring, discipline and match statistics from the game. For Ecuador, the tournament ends at the first knockout hurdle after a long wait to get back to this stage; for Mexico, the historic win set up a Round of 16 meeting with England at the same stadium that ended the co-hosts' run 3-2. Follow the page here for the complete match data.
Player statistic
| Julián Quiñones (Assist: Roberto Alvarado) |
22' | |||
| Raúl Jiménez (Assist: Julián Quiñones) |
31' | |||
| 45+1' | Alan Franco | |||
| 90+5' | Piero Hincapié | |||
| 90+3' | Kendry Páez | |||
| 90+9' | Moisés Caicedo |
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