Mexico beat Ecuador 2‑0 in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, securing a place in the last‑16. The match was played at Estadio Azteca on 1 July 2026 and was delayed by an hour because of thunderstorms, the first such postponement in the tournament.
Julian Quinones opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a sharp shot from the edge of the box, and he set up Raul Jiménez two minutes later, who fired a rocket into the top‑left corner in the 32nd minute. Ecuador’s defensive record – a 26‑match streak of conceding no more than one goal – ended with the two‑goal defeat. The South American side finished the game with ten men after a straight red card was shown to Pedro Hincapi for abusive language toward a Mexican player.
Mexico now awaits the winner of the England versus Democratic Republic of Congo match to determine its round‑of‑16 opponent.