Mexico vs England — World Cup 2026

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Mexico vs England. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

The bench faceoff.

Mexico · Head coach

J. Aguirre

England · Head coach

T. Tuchel

Where to watch.

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Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Mexico

MEX · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers3

1J. Rangel12C. Acevedo13G. Ochoa

Defenders7

2J. Sánchez3C. Montes4E. Álvarez5J. Vásquez15I. Reyes20M. Chávez23J. Gallardo

Midfield10

6É. Lira7L. Romo8Álvaro Fidalgo16J. Quiñones17O. Pineda18O. Vargas19G. Mora21C. Huerta24L. Chávez26B. Gutiérrez

Attack6

9R. Jiménez10A. Vega11S. Giménez14A. González22G. Martínez25R. Alvarado

England

ENG · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers9

–M. Young1J. Pickford1S. Proctor13D. Henderson13F. Herrick23J. Trafford35T. Setford50Elyh Harrison50Max Merrick

Defenders23

2L. Samuel2E. Konsa3I. Samuels-Smith3Max Alleyne5J. Stones6M. Guéhi12B. Norton-Cuffy12K. Fisher12T. Livramento14Harrison Murray-Campbell15D. Burn21J. Meghoma21Kieran Morgan24R. James25D. Spence26A. Heaven26J. Quansah26B. Nelson30O. Scarles34M. Jemide35A. Phillips42K. Casey44Z. Abbott

Midfield24

–L. McCabe–Sydie Peck4D. Rice6Jacob Wright7Harrison Mcmahon8E. Anderson10J. Bellingham11M. Rashford14J. Henderson16K. Mainoo17M. Rogers18D. Gyabi18A. Gordon19O. Watkins20N. Madueke21R. Esse21E. Eze33N. O'Reilly42T. Nyoni43Tobias Christopher Collyer45A. Cozier-Duberry53J. McConnell56J. Jimoh61L. Orford

Attack12

–Raees Bangura-Williams7B. Saka8J. Oboavwoduo9E. Wheatley9H. Kane11Joel Tshisanga Ndala17T. Watson22I. Toney27S. Amo-Ameyaw44D. Scarlett72D. Mubama76J. Danns