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Round of 32

Mexico v Ecuador

Estadio Banorte · Mexico City

Full time
2 – 0
HT 2–0

Match Report

AI-generated

Mexico won 2-0 at Estadio Banorte. Scorers: Julián Quiñones 22', Raúl Jiménez 31'. Underlying numbers: MEX 1.02 xG, ECU 0.73 xG — the better side won. MEX held 43% possession with a field tilt of 50%.

Styles

Tactical identities

MEX High pressvsECU Dominant high press

Mexico's high press against Ecuador's dominant high press — a contrast in approach. Shapes: 4-3-3 v 4-4-2.

World Cup history

How this tie sits in the tournament's past

🇲🇽 Mexico

  • Best finish: Quarter-final (1986)
  • knockouts reached: 9 · 17 tournaments
  • Shootouts: 0–2 W–L
  • Legends: Luis Hernández 4, Rafael Márquez 3, Javier Hernández 3

🇪🇨 Ecuador

  • Best finish: Round of 16 (2006)
  • knockouts reached: 1 · 4 tournaments
  • Shootouts: none
  • Legends: Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra 3, Enner Valencia 3, Agustín Delgado 3

Match Stats

MEX vs ECU

43%Possession57%
15Shots7
3On target1
1.0xG0.7
0Big chances0
3Corners8
50%Field tilt50%
78%Pass acc.84%
0PPDA0
10Fouls14

Timeline

Key events

  • 22′⚽Julián Quiñones
  • 31′⚽Raúl Jiménez
  • 45′🟨Alan Franco
  • 46′🔁Joel Ordoñez
  • 46′🔁Alan Franco
  • 58′🔁Gilberto Mora
  • 59′🔁Enner Valencia
  • 73′🔁Luis Romo
  • 74′🔁Raúl Jiménez
  • 79′🔁John Yeboah
  • 79′🔁Nilson Angulo
  • 80′🔁Roberto Alvarado
  • 80′🔁Julián Quiñones
  • 90′🟨Kendry Páez
  • 90′🟥Piero Hincapié
  • 90′🟨Moisés Caicedo