England rise to Azteca occasion and see off ghosts, time and Mexico | Barney Ronay

The Guardian · 3 months ago

Mexico 2

FIFA WC26 2-3 Finished

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

This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood“Enn-JOYYY this unforrrgGEDDABLE Fifa Worrrld Cup … expPERRIENCE!!” the strangely guileless American-accented public address had commanded, with 40 minutes still to run before the delayed kick-off in Mexico City.Er. OK then. Looking out over the mist-shrouded cliff…

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