Overview
- Mexico and Ecuador meet at Estadio Azteca in a Round of 32 game that kicks off at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 30.
- Mexico enters having won all three group matches without conceding a goal, but the team faces pressure to win its first World Cup knockout match since 1986.
- Ecuador reached the knockouts as one of the best third-place teams after a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Germany that secured their spot.
- Hundreds of Mexican fans gathered outside Ecuador’s hotel late Monday night, with videos showing noise, chants and players looking from windows while coach Sebastián Beccacece said the team remained focused.
- Both teams report full fitness with projected lineups available and bookmakers list Mexico as the favorite, with previews heavily favoring a low-scoring, tightly contested game.