England came away with a gritty 3-2 win over co-hosts Mexico in the World Cup Round of 16 on Sunday. The Three Lions’ victory means the U.S. men’s national team is the last host nation remaining in the tournament.
Game Recap
The first goal came against the run of play, with Declan Rice driving down the field and swinging it wide to Bukayo Saka, who took on his man before clipping a ball to the back post. Harry Kane was too ahead, but Jude Bellingham came flying in to head home in the 36th minute. Bellingham didn’t take long to make it a brace, scoring again in the 38th minute.
Mexico then dominated from there and put heavy pressure on England’s goal, but the Three Lions held on to maintain a slight lead at the break. The momentum further went Mexico’s way in the 54th minute when England’s Jarrell Quansah was sent off with a red card. However, it would be England that scored next, with Anthony Gordon being tripped up for a penalty, which Kane stepped up and buried in the 60th minute.
Mexico did manage to score again, with Raul Jimenez making his stutter-step effort in the 69th minute to make it 3-2. England had to make more defensive substitutions down the stretch as Mexico did the opposite to salvage its World Cup chances. But after 11 minutes of added time, the breakthrough could not be found, and England defended its box superbly to answer some questions about a possible shaky unit.
Original reporting: NBC Connecticut (Hartford) — read the source article.
