After the dramatic finishes in the opening Round of 32 matches at the 2026 World Cup, another tense contest could be in store as Mexico take on Ecuador for a place in the last 16.
Mexico enjoyed a flawless group stage, making history by defeating South Africa, South Korea and Czechia to finish top of Group A. That achievement also earned them the advantage of remaining in their home country for the knockout stage, where they will look to continue their impressive run.
Ecuador’s path to the knockout stage was far more stressful, but it also gave them plenty of confidence. After opening with a defeat to Ivory Coast, they were held to a draw by Curaçao, leaving them with no margin for error against Germany in their final group match, which they won.
New kickoff time
The match was postponed by one hour and will now kick off at 10 p.m. ET instead of the original scheduled time of 9 p.m. ET.
Their group
Mexico won Group A with nine points after defeating South Africa 2-0, South Korea 1-0 and Czechia 3-0, while Ecuador finished third in Group E with four points after losing 1-0 to Ivory Coast, drawing 0-0 with Curaçao and beating Germany 2-1.
The antecedent
These teams have met once in World Cup history. Ecuador took the lead through Agustín Delgado before Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado scored to give Mexico a 2-1 victory.
Match delayed
The match was delayed as the stadium screen states due to bad weather, with no confirmed time given for when it would resume.
Confirmed lineups
Mexico: Raúl Rangel, Jorge Sánchez, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo, Érik Lira, Luis Romo, Gilberto Mora, Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones.
Ecuador: Hernán Galíndez, Alan Franco, Joel Ordóñez, Willian Pacho, Piero Hincapié, John Yeboah, Pedro Vite, Moisés Caicedo, Nilson Angulo, Gonzalo Plata and Enner Valencia.
Ecuador's list
Mexico's list
The stadium
The venue for this match is Estadio Azteca in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico. It has a capacity of 87,523.
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