Mexico’s fourth game in the World Cup was against Ecuador, in the “Mexico City Stadium” (Estadio Banorte/Estadio Azteca) on June 30th, 2026.
The World Cup tournament is now in the Round of 32. In this phase, if you lose, you’re out. (See How Does the World Cup Get from 48 Teams to One Winning Team?)
The night before the game, a group of Mexico fans gathered in front of the hotel where the Ecuador team was staying, and made a lot of racket from about midnight, for several hours, to keep the Ecuadorian players from sleeping. They used loudspeakers, horns, motorcycles, and even fireworks. It’s a Latin American soccer custom called a “serenata”. The Ecuadorian soccer federation lodged a complaint with FIFA, the international governing body of soccer.
On Game Day, June 30th, Mexico won 2-0.
The first to score was Julián Quiñones, at the 22-minute mark.
After Quiñones’ goal, the Mexican fans were yelling and jumping so much that they were picked up on Mexico City seismographs. You know, the instruments designed to measure earthquakes. Here’s what showed up at RasberryShake, the nearest seismograph to the stadium:
The second to score was Raul Jimenez, at the 31-minute mark.
The crowd’s celebration over Jimenez’ goal was also picked up by the RasberryShake seismograph. The graph below shows what the RasberryShake seismograph picked up after Quiñones’ goal and below that what it picked up after Jimenez’ goal:
After the triumph, over a million fans were in the streets of Mexico City celebrating.
Mexico’s next game is scheduled for July 5th, also to be played in Estadio Azteca.