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Match #79Round of 32

🇲🇽MexicovsEcuador🇪🇨

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Mexico

  • Quiñones22'
  • Jiménez31'
2:0

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Ecuador

👥 Confirmed Lineups

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.

Home Team

Mexico

4-1-2-3 · Starting XI

Head coach

Javier Aguirre

Captain

Edson Alvarez

Starting XI · 4-1-2-3

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1José Rangel
Defenders
5
  • 23Jesús Gallardo
  • 3César Montes
  • 7Luis Romo
  • 2Jorge Sánchez
  • 5Johan Vásquez
Midfielders
2
  • 6Erik Lira

    Cruz Azul

  • 19Gilberto Mora
Forwards
3
  • 25Roberto Alvarado
  • 9Raúl Jiménez
  • 16Julián Quiñones

Substitutions

  • 59'

    ↑Brian Gutiérrez

    ↓Gilberto Mora

  • 73'

    ↑Santiago Giménez

    ↓Raúl Jiménez

  • 73'

    ↑Obed Vargas

    ↓Luis Romo

  • 80'

    ↑Orbelín Pineda

    ↓Julián Quiñones

  • 80'

    ↑Israel Reyes

    ↓Roberto Alvarado

Bench15
  • 12Carlos Acevedo
  • 13Guillermo Ochoa
  • 20Mateo Chávez
  • 15Israel Reyes
  • 4Edson Álvarez
  • 8Álvaro Fidalgo
  • 24Luis Chávez
  • 26Brian Gutiérrez
  • 17Orbelín Pineda
  • 18Obed Vargas
  • 11Santiago Giménez
  • 14Armando González
  • 21César Huerta
  • 22Guillermo Martínez
  • 10Alexis Vega
Full squad and tactics
Away Team

Ecuador

4-4-2 · Starting XI

Head coach

Sebastian Beccacece

Captain

Enner Valencia

Starting XI · 4-4-2

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Hernán Galíndez
Defenders
3
  • 3Piero Hincapié
  • 4Joel Ordoñez
  • 6William Pacho
Midfielders
4
  • 23Moisés Caicedo
  • 21Alan Franco

    Charlotte FC

  • 19Gonzalo Plata

    Flamengo

  • 15Pedro Vite
Forwards
3
  • 20Nilson Angulo

    Anderlecht

  • 13Enner ValenciaC

    Internacional

  • 9John Yeboah

    Vitoria Guimaraes

Substitutions

  • 46'

    ↑Ángelo Preciado

    ↓Joel Ordoñez

  • 46'

    ↑Yaimar Medina

    ↓Alan Franco

  • 59'

    ↑Kevin Rodríguez

    ↓Enner Valencia

  • 79'

    ↑Jordy Caicedo

    ↓John Yeboah

  • 79'

    ↑Ray Paez

    ↓Nilson Angulo

Bench15
  • 12Moisés Ramírez
  • 22Gonzalo Valle
  • 7Pervis Estupiñán
  • 26Yaimar Medina
  • 25Jackson Porozo
  • 17Ángelo Preciado
  • 2Félix Torres
  • 5Jordy Alcívar
  • 18Denil Castillo
  • 14Alan Minda
  • 10Ray Paez
  • 24Jeremy
  • 16Jordy Caicedo
  • 11Kevin Rodríguez
  • 8Anthony Valencia
Full squad and tactics
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Goal Timeline

2 goals
  1. 22'⚽

    Julián Quiñones

    Assist: Roberto Alvarado

    1 - 0
  2. 31'⚽

    Raúl Jiménez

    Assist: Julián Quiñones

    2 - 0

Bookings

4
  1. 45'

    Alan FrancoEcuador

  2. 90'

    Ray PaezEcuador

  3. 90'

    Piero HincapiéEcuador

  4. 90'

    Moisés CaicedoEcuador

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Match Officials

  • Centre RefereeSlavko VinčičSlovenia
  • Assistant Referee 1Tomaž KlančnikSlovenia
  • Assistant Referee 2Andraž KovačičSlovenia

Bracket Position

The winner of Match #79 advances to Match #92 (Round of 16). Follow the full path on the tournament bracket.

Match Venue

Where to Watch

Estadio Azteca Mexico City stadium

Estadio Azteca Mexico City

(Estadio Azteca)

Match #79 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Estadio Azteca Mexico City in Mexico City, CDMX. Capacity 87,523 for the tournament.

Stadium guideMexico City city guide →

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
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