Mexico’s national soccer team played five games in the 2026 World Cup, and made it to the Round of 16, when it was defeated by England, thus eliminating Mexico from the tournament.
Of course it’s disappointing to players and fans, but if you look at the big picture it doesn’t look so bad.
Mexico played five games, and in four out of five of those games, it was never scored on. It wasn’t until the game in which it was beat that it was scored on.
Here is the team:
Let’s review Mexico’s five games:
I. Mexico vs. South Africa. This was the very first game of the entire World Cup, played on June 11th, 2026, in Mexico’s City’s Azteca Stadium. Mexico won 2-0, with goals by Julián Quiñones and Raul Jimenez.
2. Mexico vs. South Korea. This was on June 18th and was played in Zapopan (part of the Guadalajara metro). Mexico won the game 1-0, with the goal scored by Luis Romo.
3. Mexico vs. Czech Republic. This game was played on June 24th, back in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Mexico won 3-0, with goals by Mateo Chavez, Julián Quiñones and Alvaro Fidalgo.
4. Mexico vs. Ecuador. This game was on June 30th, 2026, in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, part of the Round of 32. Mexico won 2-0, with goals by Julián Quiñones and Raul Jimenez.
After the triumph, over a million fans were celebrating in the streets of Mexico City. Sadly, four people in the massive crowd died, three from suffocation and one from a combination of factors.
5. Mexico vs. England. This was played on July 5th, in Estadio Azteca, part of the Round of 16. England won the game 3-2. Mexico’s goals were scored by Julián Quiñones and Raul Jimenez. England’s were scored by Jude Bellingham (2) and Harry Kane. England played about half the game with 10 players against Mexico’s 11, because in Minute 54, England player Jarell Quansah got a red card and was expelled from the game. When that happens there is no substitute. Also, 3 minutes from the end, Mexico player Santiago Gimenez was injured (later taken to hospital) and so in the last 3 minutes, each team had only 10 players.
This game eliminated Mexico from the World Cup.
TOTAL TEAM SCORING
In its five World Cup games, Mexico scored ten total points.
Highest scorer was Colombian-born Julián Quiñones, who scored 4 points. Quiñones plays for Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Team Mexico Twitter X Account
Second-highest scorer was Raul Jimenez, with 3 points. Jimenez, born in Tepeji, Hidalgo state, Mexico; plays for the Wolverhampton Wanderers, “Wolves”, in England.
Luis Romo, Mateo Chavez and Alvaro Fidalgo scored one goal apiece. Romo was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico; and plays for CD Guadalajara, the “Chivas”. Chavez was born in San Pedro Garza Garcia, part of the Monterrey, Mexico metro and plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands. Fidalgo was born in Spain and plays for Real Betis in Spain.
Note that in 3 of the games, Quiñones and Jimenez were the 2 scorers.
The Coach
Mexico’s national team was coached by Javier Aguirre, “el Vasco”, who resigned after the loss to England:
Congratulations to the Mexican National Team.
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