Czechia
Full Time
Mexico
- Chávez55'
- Quiñones61'
- Fidalgo90+4'
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Czechia
5-2-3 · Starting XI
Ivan Hasek
Tomas Soucek
Starting XI · 5-2-3
- 1Matej Kovar
Bayer Leverkusen
- 5Vladimir Coufal
Hoffenheim
- 3Tomáš Holeš
- 4Robin Hranac
Hoffenheim
- 12Lukáš Červ
- 21David Douděra
- 7Ladislav Krejčí
- 18Michal Sadílek
- 15Pavel Šulc
- 26Denis Višinský
- 9Adam Hložek
Substitutions
- 56'
↑Lukáš Provod
↓Denis Višinský
- 64'
↑Tomáš Souček
↓Tomáš Holeš
- 64'
↑Patrik Schick
↓Adam Hložek
- 87'
↑Alexandr Sojka
↓Tomáš Souček
- 87'
↑Tomáš Chorý
↓Lukáš Červ
Bench14
- 23Lukáš Horníček
- 16Jindřich Staněk
- 6Štěpán Chaloupek
- 20Jaroslav Zelený
- 2David Zima
- 8Vladimír Darida
- 17Lukáš Provod
- 25Hugo Sochůrek
- 24Alexandr Sojka
- 22Tomáš Souček
- 19Tomáš Chorý
- 13Mojmír Chytil
- 11Jan Kuchta
- 10Patrik Schick
Mexico
4-1-2-3 · Starting XI
Javier Aguirre
Edson Alvarez
Starting XI · 4-1-2-3
- 1José Rangel
- 20Mateo Chávez
- 3César Montes
- 15Israel Reyes
Club America
- 7Luis Romo
- 2Jorge Sánchez
- 4Edson Álvarez
- 19Gilberto Mora
- 25Roberto Alvarado
- 22Guillermo Martínez
- 16Julián Quiñones
Substitutions
- 63'
↑Santiago Giménez
↓Guillermo Martínez
- 63'
↑Obed Vargas
↓Luis Romo
- 72'
↑Álvaro Fidalgo
↓Gilberto Mora
- 78'
↑Guillermo Ochoa
↓José Rangel
- 78'
↑Jesús Gallardo
↓Mateo Chávez
Bench14
- 12Carlos Acevedo
- 13Guillermo Ochoa
- 23Jesús Gallardo
- 5Johan Vásquez
- 8Álvaro Fidalgo
- 24Luis Chávez
- 6Erik Lira
- 17Orbelín Pineda
- 18Obed Vargas
- 11Santiago Giménez
- 14Armando González
- 21César Huerta
- 9Raúl Jiménez
- 10Alexis Vega
Goal Timeline
3 goals- 55'⚽0 - 1
Mateo Chávez
Assist: Luis Romo
- 61'⚽0 - 2
Julián Quiñones
Assist: Jorge Sánchez
- 90+4'⚽0 - 3
Álvaro Fidalgo
Assist: Roberto Alvarado
Bookings
1- 63'
Edson ÁlvarezMexico
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeYael FalcónArgentina
- Assistant Referee 1Maximilano Del YessoArgentina
- Assistant Referee 2Facundo RodríguezArgentina
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽MexicoIn match | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿CzechiaIn match | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Where to Watch
Estadio Azteca Mexico City
(Estadio Azteca)
Match #53 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Estadio Azteca Mexico City in Mexico City, CDMX. Capacity 87,523 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone21:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)18:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)02:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)03:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)22:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)22:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)10:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)11:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)02:00 GMT+1