Overview
- England defeated co‑hosts Mexico 3-2 at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals.
- Jude Bellingham scored twice in 98 seconds in the first half to give England the lead and delivered a goal‑line block later that preserved the cushion.
- A VAR review in the 54th minute produced a straight red card for defender Jarell Quansah, forcing England to defend with 10 players for the final half hour.
- Captain Harry Kane converted a penalty to restore a two-goal lead and later conceded a spot‑kick that Raul Jiménez scored, while goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made crucial saves under intense pressure and high altitude.
- The result sends England to face Erling Haaland's Norway in Miami and comes as wider scrutiny grows over VAR and FIFA disciplinary decisions after reports that President Trump spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino about a separate suspension reversal.