Round of 32
Mexico v Ecuador
Estadio Banorte · Mexico City
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
High pressvs 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