World Cup 2026: How did England's match against Mexico go?
England secured a dramatic victory in their first match in the knockout stages of the World Cup 2026. Coached by Thomas Tuchel, England beat Mexico 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals. Mexico started attacking from the start. After a corner kick in the 12th minute of the match, Mexico's forward Alejandro Guardo surprised England with a great shot after receiving the ball extended to England's d-box. Trailing 1-0, England began to take control of the game. After Mexico's goal, England coach Thomas Tuchel began to decide on substitutions. Before the semi-final in the 33rd minute of the match, Tukhel took Harry Kane off the field to prevent any injury. Reece James replaces Kane. The departure of a key player like Keane was great news for Mexico but not so good for England. because, Tukhel brought England from 3-5-2 formation to 4-4-2 formation while replacing Reece James. Although the formation changed, but England did not compromise to speed up the attack. As a result, in the 40th minute of the match, a great cross inside the penalty box was properly controlled by Southampton forward Elliott Anderson to equalize the match. England continued to attack even after going back to level at 1-1. During extra time in the first half of the match, Anderson scored again after receiving fullback Luke Shaw's extended ball inside the penalty box. As a result of this goal England lead 2-1. As the second half of the match began, Mexico stepped up their game. Echer Garnacho of Mexico,
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