⚽️ Kick-off time: 7pm local/11am AEST/2am BST/9pm EDT
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Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of Mexico v Ecuador in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup. Kick-off at the Estadio Azteca is 7pm local time (9pm EDT / 2am BST / 11am AEST).
Mexico, the vibrant hosts, went unbeaten during the opening stage without conceding a goal, demonstrating the obduracy of their coach Javier Aguirre. Just two years ago El Tri’s preparations were in disarray as they jettisoned their third coach since the start of the Qatar World Cup. For the third time they turned to the man who played in the country’s greatest ever team in 1986, and for the third time he has led them out of the group phase. His task now is to break el quinto partido – the curse of the fifth game.