Mexico meets Ecuador in World Cup Round of 3

After three wins and three clean sheets in Group A, Mexico faces Ecuador for a place in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16.

MEXICO CITY – The FIFA World Cup 2026 continues with Mexico facing Ecuador in the Round of 32 on Tuesday, 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local), at Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.

El Tri will be looking to continue its strong tournament run in the Knockout Round after completing a perfect Group Stage for the first time ever.

Mexico topped Group A with three wins and zero goals conceded. Javier Aguirre’s squad defeated South Africa, 2-nil, in the opener, followed by a 1-nil win over Korea Republic, and a 3-nil victory over Czechia.

Julián Quiñones was the standout man on offense, scoring in two of the three matches, to lead the way for Mexico. The last Mexican player to score twice in a single World Cup edition was Javier Hernández at South Africa 2010. Only Luis Hernández, with four goals at France 1998, has scored more for Mexico in a single FIFA World Cup.

Raúl Rangel has led the defense with three clean sheets. Mexico has now gone 14 consecutive FIFA World Cup matches without conceding a first-half goal, a streak dating back to the start of Brazil 2014.

Ecuador qualified for the Knockout Round as one of the best third-place teams and is coming off an emotional 2-1 win over Germany to advance. Nilson Angulo and Gonzalo Plata scored the goals for the Ecuadorians.