Mexico beat El Salvador 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 18 shots. Best on the pitch was Uriel Antuna, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONCACAF
   MEX 4-3-3·4-4-2 SLV
   Coach: G. Martino · H. PerezReferee: O. Nation📍 Estadio Azteca
2. 1. First half
   2. 13'
      

      SLV
      Yellow card
      M. Lemus
   3. 17'
      

      MEX
      GOOOAL!Uriel Antuna
   4. 31'
      

      SLV
      Yellow card
      Jairo Henríquez
   5. 43'
      

      MEX
      GOOOAL!Raúl JiménezPenalty
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      SLV
      Substitution
      ▲José María Rivas▼S. Vásquez
   3. 46'
      

      SLV
      Substitution
      ▲L. Saravia▼M. Lemus
   4. 46'
      

      SLV
      Substitution
      ▲E. Vigil▼E. Zavaleta
   5. 58'
      

      SLV
      Substitution
      ▲D. Cerén▼B. Landaverde
   6. 63'
      

      SLV
      Yellow card
      Eduardo "Volkswagen" Hernández
   7. 63'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲Henry Martín▼Raúl Jiménez
   8. 64'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲Hirving Lozano▼Uriel Antuna
   9. 66'
      

      SLV
      Substitution
      ▲E. Calvillo▼B. Tamacas
   10. 67'
       

       SLV
       Yellow card
       E. Vigil
   11. 73'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲Luis Romo▼C. Rodríguez
   12. 73'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲J. Corona▼Alexis Vega
   13. 79'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲Héctor Moreno▼César Montes
   14. 90+1'
       

       MEX
       Yellow card
       É. Gutiérrez