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Facing Mexico at the Azteca? Suddenly our expectations of England are unusually realistic | Max Rushden

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Facing Mexico at the Azteca? Suddenly our expectations of England are unusually realistic | Max Rushden

The Guardian · 4 days ago

Mexico
Mexico
2
FIFA WC26
2-3
Finished
England
England
3

Key moments
  1. 1'

    Yellow card
    Declan RICE (England) is booked by
  2. 36'

    Goal
    Jude BELLINGHAM (England) scores!!
  3. 38'

    Goal
    Jude BELLINGHAM (England) scores!!
  4. 42'

    Goal
    Julian QUINONES (Mexico) scores!!
  5. 54'

    Red card
    Jarell QUANSAH (England) is sent off!
  6. 68'

    Yellow card
    Marc GUEHI (England) is booked by
  7. 71'

    Yellow card
    Jorge SANCHEZ (Mexico) is booked by
  8. 72'

    Yellow card
    Nico OREILLY (England) is booked by
  9. 90'+8'

    Yellow card
    Johan VASQUEZ (Mexico) is booked by
  10. 90'+8'

    Yellow card
    Jordan HENDERSON (England) is booked by
Squads
Mexico squad
  • Selected
  • 1 Raul RANGEL
    Goalkeeper
  • 2 Jorge SANCHEZ
    Defender
  • 3 Cesar MONTES
    C Defender
  • 5 Johan VASQUEZ
    Defender
  • 6 Erik LIRA
    Midfielder
  • 7 Luis ROMO
    Midfielder
  • 9 Raul JIMENEZ
    Forward
  • 16 Julian QUINONES
    Forward
  • 19 Gilberto MORA
    Midfielder
  • 23 Jesus GALLARDO
    Defender
  • 25 Roberto ALVARADO
    Forward
  • 4 Edson ALVAREZ
    Defender
  • 8 Alvaro FIDALGO
    Midfielder
  • 10 Alexis VEGA
    Forward
  • 11 Santiago GIMENEZ
    Forward
  • 12 Carlos ACEVEDO
    Goalkeeper
  • 13 Guillermo OCHOA
    Goalkeeper
  • 14 Armando GONZALEZ
    Forward
  • 15 Israel REYES
    Defender
  • 17 Orbelin PINEDA
    Midfielder
  • 18 Obed VARGAS
    Midfielder
  • 20 Mateo CHAVEZ
    Defender
  • 21 Cesar HUERTA
    Forward
  • 22 Guillermo MARTINEZ
    Forward
  • 24 Luis CHAVEZ
    Midfielder
  • 26 Brian GUTIERREZ
    Midfielder
England squad
  • Selected
  • 1 Jordan PICKFORD
    Goalkeeper
  • 2 Ezri KONSA
    Defender
  • 3 Nico OREILLY
    Defender
  • 4 Declan RICE
    Midfielder
  • 6 Marc GUEHI
    Defender
  • 7 Bukayo SAKA
    Forward
  • 8 Elliot ANDERSON
    Midfielder
  • 9 Harry KANE
    C Forward
  • 10 Jude BELLINGHAM
    Midfielder
  • 18 Anthony GORDON
    Forward
  • 26 Jarell QUANSAH
    Defender
  • 5 John STONES
    Defender
  • 11 Marcus RASHFORD
    Forward
  • 12 Trevoh CHALOBAH
    Defender
  • 13 Dean Henderson
    Goalkeeper
  • 14 Jordan HENDERSON
    Midfielder
  • 15 Dan BURN
    Defender
  • 16 Kobbie MAINOO
    Midfielder
  • 17 Morgan ROGERS
    Midfielder
  • 19 Ollie WATKINS
    Forward
  • 20 Noni MADUEKE
    Forward
  • 21 Eberechi EZE
    Midfielder
  • 22 Ivan TONEY
    Forward
  • 23 James TRAFFORD
    Goalkeeper
  • 24 Reece JAMES
    Defender
  • 25 Djed SPENCE
    Defender

Thomas Tuchel’s side have problems aside from the altitude: defeat in a Mexican haze would be no embarrassmentIt’s a warm June afternoon in 2009. The teams look uneven. At 30, I am the second-oldest player in our lineup. Lloyd, Nathan and Ben are early 20s – they can all play. Micky the German isn’t in…

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