The England national team enters its anticipated match against the host Mexico national team, in the round of 16 of the World Cup, dreaming of repeating the memory of what happened in the 1966 edition, to complete its journey towards regaining the title from the Three Lions' cabinets after 60 years.
This is only the second confrontation between them in the history of the World Cup, despite their participation in 33 editions before, but the only match between them before the 2026 edition was in 1966, while the second match will kick off at exactly three o'clock in the morning on Monday.
At that time, the English national team armed itself with the same weapon as current Mexico, by hosting the tournament on its land and among its fans, but the match was in the group stage and not the knockout stages.
The England national team drew goalless with Uruguay in the opening match of the 1966 edition, but it began its real path to glory through the gate of Mexico, after defeating it 2-0, to achieve its first victory in the tournament.
The English national team excelled thanks to a brace from Bobby Charlton and Roger Hunt, and later the Three Lions brigade achieved the only title in its history in the World Cup.
The England national team, led by Thomas Tuchel, is looking to cross through the gate of Mexico, in search of the second title following what happened in 1966.
In return, coach Javier Aguirre hopes to avenge his country's national team from that defeat, and exploit the same weapon by having the fans and playing on its land, in order to eliminate the England national team from the World Cup.
