Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0. Clinical in front of goal: 2 scored from chances worth just 1.0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 15 shots. Ecuador played with ten from minute 90. Best on the pitch was J. Quinones, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup 2026
   MEX 4-1-2-3·— ECU
   Coach: Javier Aguirre · —Referee: S. Vincic📍 Estadio Banorte
2. 1. First half
   2. 22'
      

      MEX
      GOOOAL!J. QuinonesAssist: R. Alvarado
   3. 31'
      

      MEX
      GOOOAL!Raúl JiménezAssist: J. Quinones
   4. 45+1'
      

      ECU
      Yellow card
      A. Franco
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲A. Preciado▼J. Ordonez
   3. 46'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Medina▼A. Franco
   4. 58'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲B. Gutierrez▼G. Mora
   5. 59'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Kevin Rodríguez▼Enner Valencia
   6. 73'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲O. Vargas▼Luis Romo
   7. 74'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲Santiago Giménez▼Raúl Jiménez
   8. 79'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲J. Caicedo▼J. Yeboah
   9. 79'
      

      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲Kendry Páez▼N. Angulo
   10. 80'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲I. Reyes▼Roberto Alvarado
   11. 80'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲Orbelín Pineda▼J. Quinones
   12. 90+3'
       

       ECU
       Yellow card
       Kendry Páez
   13. 90+5'
       

       ECU
       Red card
       P. Hincapie
   14. 90+9'
       

       ECU
       Yellow card
       M. Caicedo