The England national team faces its Mexican counterpart tomorrow morning, Monday, in the round of 16 matches of the 2026 World Cup.
The winner of the Mexico and England match will face the qualifier from the Norway and Brazil match.
Facts and figures before the England and Mexico match
1 – The England national team aspires to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup in three consecutive tournaments for only the second time, after the years 1962 (quarter-finals), 1966 (champion), and 1970 (quarter-finals).
2 - In 89 previous official matches at the Azteca Stadium, the Mexican national team lost only twice, against Costa Rica in 2001 and against Honduras in 2013, and its current unbeaten record at this stadium stands at 22 matches (16 wins and 6 draws).
3 - The four victories achieved by Javier Aguirre's men in this year's tournament represent the highest number of wins for them in a single World Cup edition.
4 - This match is the second encounter between England and Mexico in World Cup history.
5 – The previous encounter between the two teams in the World Cup ended with a 2-0 victory for the Three Lions in 1966.
6 - England secured four consecutive victories over Mexico, all friendlies held between 1986 and 2010.
