England beat Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca, advance to World Cup quarters

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England beat Mexico 3-2 at Estadio Azteca to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Jude Bellingham scored twice, with his second goal coming two minutes after the first, and Harry Kane converted a 60th-minute penalty. England went down to 10 men when Quansah received a red card in the 54th minute but held off a relentless Mexico surge late in the match. Tottenham full-back Djed Spence, who has been wearing a protective face mask after a broken jaw, is set to continue at right-back with Reece James nearing a return to full fitness. England will face Norway in the quarter-finals.

Herculez Gomez

@herculezg.bsky.social

England and Mexico just gave us an all time classic. This game had everything. Thrilling 3-2 victory for a gutsy English team. Mexico can hold their heads high. Great tournament from Javier Aguirre’s team, who came up short against a tournament favorite. #Mexico

2213h ago

M. Theodore3

Their fans in Mexico are atrocious tho.

Don Moynihan

@donmoyn.bsky.social

Incredible victory by England. Mexico had the possession but not enough ideas to unlock 10-man England.

2173h ago

Mike Boylan-Kolchin24

I really don’t understand why they spent 20 l+ minutes lobbing the ball into the box from 40 yards out on the left side

gearoidmm4

Mexico were so one dimensional in the last 30m. They didn’t really look like scoring even with so much possession.

Tony Cervo2

It's like they only had one idea: cross and hope for the best. They were up a man but didn't seem like they wanted to take advantage.

Un granito de arena.2

Mexico did the same f... play through the flanks all night long. Then take out the two guys who could turn it around: Quiñones and Mora. Surprise, by the same coach who's led Mexico into defeats on and off for 25 years. "Played like never before, lost like always".

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

Heartbreak at Azteca for Mexico. The 2026 World Cup co-host’s dreams come to an end with a 3-2 loss to England in the round of 16. El Tri have never advanced past the quarterfinals.

1593h ago

Un granito de arena.3

One extra player and they take out... Quiñones. Surprise, the same crappy coach as always.

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦10

Mexico has something to celebrate today, as well: today their national road racing champion won Stage 2 of his first Tour de France. Isaac del Toro is destined for greatness.

Sean Keeley

@seankeeley.bsky.social

I haven’t seen England and Mexico this heated since 1861 when Mexican Benito Juárez suspended payments on its foreign debt to the U.K.

1103h ago

Sean Keeley5

We can only hope cooler heads prevail, like in 1864 when the U.K. recognized Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, restoring diplomatic relations.

S C Paul1

Ooh, deep cut with that one.

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Deny, Defend, Depose (Carl Nyberg)5

The Global South should stop repaying debts to the West until reparations are agreed to.

Sofi4

Bluesky siendo bluesky hasta en deportes es por lo que me gusta tanto este lugar

Tariq Panja

@tariqpanja.bsky.social

Blimey. Intense. This will go down as an old time ruddy, bloody World Cup classic.

1443h ago

Dan O’Sullivan

@osullyville.bsky.social

Trying crystal meth for the first time at this England-Mexico watch party. Terrific stuff!

1073h ago

Kim McCauley

@kimischilling.bsky.social

ngl, I was getting a little World Cupped out, I’d had enough, and then Cape Verde-Argentina and Mexico-England were the 2 best games ever

1092h ago

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)

@sundersays.bsky.social

Mexico 2 England 3 An epic in the Azteca. England's best World Cup win for decades, probably since the 1966 final itself

833h ago

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)11

England v Norway in the World Cup quarter-final, perhaps to take on Argentina or Colombia in a semi-final

Rev Darren Jalland1

We'll be talking about tonight... this morning for years

Cesar Hernandez

@cesarhfutbol.bsky.social

Immediate thoughts on Mexico's 2026 World Cup: -Steps forward after 2022 -Promising future with the next generation of players -Still heart-breaking for El Tri when you consider just how close they were to a historic result, especially in a home atmosphere. Missed opportunity.

783h ago

cedar longpenis

@guypussy.bsky.social

mexico u better beat the fuck out of england please the world needs this

603h ago

Greg Proops

@gregproops.bsky.social

That was exhausting. Congratulations England.🍺 Mexico you were LA’s Team as well. 💚

783h ago

Candy Corn Studios (SFW) 🏳️‍⚧️🇲🇽

@candycornstudios.bsky.social

Yeah we lost oof but I still wanted to finish this I did a Guilty Gear World Cup drawing. Bridget in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿uniform and Ramlethal in Mexico 🇲🇽 uniform. Yeah I know Ram is from the Backyard. but she looks like one of my IRLs, so fuck it she is an honorary Mexican to me #art #football #ggst #pixel

Ramlethal and Bridget holding hands at the World Cup
They represent Mexico and England

622h ago

Tankie Girl ☭1

In a better world, we would've had Brazil vs Mexico

Candy Corn Studios (SFW) 🏳️‍⚧️🇲🇽1

I got lazy with the background so I just ran a photo of a stadium through a lot of filters to make it crunchy

EarlyShowerBot

@haha.yes.goalbot.dev

🟥 Red Card 54' — J. Quansah (England). Mexico 1–2 England. World Cup #mexico #england #worldcup

404h ago

Michael Baumann

@baumann.bsky.social

Norway vs. England in the World Cup with a chance to face France in the final is activating Dennis Miller particles you guys could not previously detect

573h ago

Michael Baumann8

Tostig Godwinson waited 1,000 years but he is gonna get his day in court

Marc W1

If only Harald Godwinson had Thomas Tuchel’s knowledge of Stamford Bridge.

Jon Arnold

@jonarnoldfc.bsky.social

Mexico is out of the 2026 World Cup, falling short in the round of 16 vs England. The effort was there for El Tri, but the ideas weren't. The legacy of this tournament, though, looks like a reparation of the relationship with the supporters. There is a future here, but Mexico needs to nurture it.

523h ago

Byrd Turgler2

Did Quinoñes get hurt? Real headscratcher if he wasn't.

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