The Azteca Stadium is once again the center of world football. Mexico and England face each other this Sunday in one of the most historic round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
The duel revives the memory of 1986, when Diego Armando Maradona eliminated England with the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century in the same scenario. Forty years later, the Three Lions return with the mission of leaving that wound behind.
Mexico arrives at a great time under the direction of Javier Aguirre. El Tri has four wins in four games, has not conceded goals and combines defensive solidity with speed in attack, driven by the good level of Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones.
England led by Harry Kane, on the other hand, arrives with doubts after struggling to eliminate Congo DR. Thomas Tuchel’s team needs to raise its level if it wants to overcome a Mexico strengthened by its fans and by the altitude of Azteca, more than 2,200 meters above sea level.
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