After its victory over Ecuador… Mexico reserves its place in the 16th World Cup final

The Mexican national team reserved its place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup after achieving a well-deserved victory over Ecuador with two unanswered goals, in a match during which it presented a strong performance that decided the confrontation from the first half.

Mexico opened the scoring through Julián Quiñones in the 22nd minute, after an organized attack that ended with a wonderful shot into the net, before Raul Jiménez added the second goal in the 31st minute, taking advantage of an assist from Quiñones to double the lead and give his team a comfortable advantage before the end of the first half.

In the second half, the Ecuadorian national team tried to regain the score and created several chances, most notably a ball that bounced off the post, in addition to attempts by Moises Caicedo and his teammates, but the Mexican defense and goalkeeper succeeded in keeping the sheet clean until the final whistle.

With this victory, the Mexican team qualifies for the next round of the tournament, where it awaits facing the winner of the match between England and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the eighth final, in a new strong test of “El Tri” ambitions in the World Cup.