World Cup cohosts Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach round of 16
Key takeaways
- Adverse weather does not dampen Mexico’s party as the cohosts storm into the last 16 by beating Ecuador.
- The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour due to stormy weather, and when it started, the co-hosts flew out of the blocks, mounting wave after wave of attacks.
- In a supercharged atmosphere, Julian Quinones gave Mexico a deserved lead midway through the first half with a thunderous strike, and then turned provider for Raul Jimenez.
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Adverse weather does not dampen Mexico’s party as the cohosts storm into the last 16 by beating Ecuador.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Mexico's forward, number 9 Raul Jimenez, and number 16 Julian Quinones scored to send the co-hosts into the last-16 [Yuri Cortez/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Mexico turned on the style at their iconic Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, brushing Ecuador aside 2-0 to break their FIFA World Cup knockout curse dating back 40 years.
The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour due to stormy weather, and when it started, the co-hosts flew out of the blocks, mounting wave after wave of attacks.