Round of 32Full time
Final · Jun 30
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 22'J. QuiñonesGoal of the match▲ 3.4k
- 31'R. Jiménez▲ 3k
The market saw itImplied · model line
The stakes
Round of 32, full time: Mexico 2-0 Ecuador. Single elimination — one side's run ends here.
The two sides
MexicoCo-hosts chasing a deep run
A whole nation at full volume, opening the tournament at the Azteca and winning — there is no louder, more emotionally invested fanbase to borrow for a month.
EcuadorTheir best squad ever, gutted by a late loss
Arguably their best team ever — a £100M midfielder, a 19-year-old phenom, an elite defense — walking in on a 19-game unbeaten run. A heartbroken favorite is a dangerous, gripping watch.
Who plays where
Mexico
- AC MilanSantiago Gimenez
- free agent / veteranGuillermo Ochoa
- FulhamRaul Jimenez
- San Diego FCHirving Lozano
- West Ham (loan)Edson Alvarez
Ecuador
- Bayer LeverkusenPiero Hincapié
- ChelseaMoisés Caicedo
- PachucaEnner Valencia
- River Plate (on loan from Chelsea)Kendry Páez