World Cup 2026: Mexico in 4-3-3 against England and their 4-2-3-1 at Estadio Banorte
Mexico face England in a World Cup 2026 round-of-16 match at Estadio Banorte, with Javier Aguirre's 4-3-3 up against Thomas Tuchel's 4-2-3-1.
SUMMARY
Mexico and England meet on July 6, 2026 at 01:00 GMT+1 at Estadio Banorte for a World Cup 2026 round-of-16 match. The clash will pit two tactically contrasting sides against each other, with several key figures from their national teams in the lineups.
Mexico, coached by Javier Aguirre, will play in a 4-3-3 system. The head coach is relying on a classic defensive line led by César Montes and Jesús Gallardo, while the attacking play rests on the trio of Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones and Roberto Alvarado.
England, under Thomas Tuchel, will adopt a 4-2-3-1 formation with Harry Kane as the lone striker. The midfield combines Declan Rice’s power and Jude Bellingham’s creativity, supported by Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon on the wings.
This round-of-16 tie will be played in a high-intensity stadium where each tactical setup could prove decisive in the pursuit of a place in the quarter-finals.
Reading Mexico’s XI
Mexico are banking on a 4-3-3 with Raúl Rangel in goal. The defence is set up with Jorge Sánchez and Johan Vásquez on the flanks, and a central pairing made up of César Montes and Jesús Gallardo. In midfield, Gilberto Mora, Erik Lira and Luis Romo will provide balance between attacking and defensive phases. In attack, Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones will form the forward trio tasked with finding a breakthrough against England’s solid defence.
Head coach Javier Aguirre is favouring a dynamic style based on width and pace, relying in particular on the sharpness of Sánchez and Gallardo to support the attacks. Raúl Jiménez’s experience is also expected to weigh on the opposing defence, while the midfield will have a crucial role in winning the ball back and launching moves.
Reading England’s XI
England will play in a 4-2-3-1 with Jordan Pickford in goal. The back line will include Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guéhi, Ezri Konsa and Djed Spence. The double pivot will be handled by Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson in front of the defence. The attacking trio is made up of Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon on the wings, with Jude Bellingham as the playmaker behind the lone striker, Harry Kane.
Thomas Tuchel has named a formation geared toward midfield control and creativity. Declan Rice anchors the ball-winning work, while Bellingham will try to create opportunities in the danger area. The presence of players such as Saka and Gordon will allow England to attack down the wings, but all attention will be on the finishing, where Harry Kane will play a pivotal role.
Starting lineups
- 1 Raúl Rangel Goalkeeper
- 2 Jorge Sánchez Defender
- 3 César Montes Defender
- 5 Johan Vásquez Defender
- 23 Jesús Gallardo Defender
- 19 Gilberto Mora Midfielder
- 6 Erik Lira Midfielder
- 7 Luis Romo Midfielder
- 25 Roberto Alvarado Forward
- 9 Raúl Jiménez Forward
- 16 Julián Quiñones Forward
- 12 Carlos Acevedo
- 13 Guillermo Ochoa
- 15 Israel Reyes
- 20 Mateo Chávez
- 4 Edson Álvarez
- 8 Álvaro Fidalgo
- 17 Orbelín Pineda
- 18 Obed Vargas
- 24 Luis Chávez
- 26 Brian Gutiérrez
- 10 Alexis Vega
- 21 César Huerta
- 11 Santiago Giménez
- 14 Armando González
- 22 Guillermo Martínez
- 1 Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
- 26 Jarell Quansah Defender
- 2 Ezri Konsa Defender
- 6 Marc Guéhi Defender
- 3 Nico O'Reilly Defender
- 8 Elliot Anderson Midfielder
- 4 Declan Rice Midfielder
- 7 Bukayo Saka Midfielder
- 10 Jude Bellingham Midfielder
- 18 Anthony Gordon Midfielder
- 9 Harry Kane Forward
- 13 Dean Henderson
- 23 James Trafford
- 5 John Stones
- 12 Trevoh Chalobah
- 15 Dan Burn
- 24 Reece James
- 25 Djed Spence
- 14 Jordan Henderson
- 16 Kobbie Mainoo
- 17 Morgan Rogers
- 21 Eberechi Eze
- 11 Marcus Rashford
- 19 Ollie Watkins
- 20 Noni Madueke
- 22 Ivan Toney
EnglandLe fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
- 20'Carton jaune - R. Halhal
- 22'Remplacement - I. Saibari (remplace S. Rahimi)
- 40'Carton jaune - A. Hakimi
- 40'Carton jaune - R. Laryea
- 43'Carton jaune - J. David
- 45'Carton jaune - A. Ounahi
- 45+6'Carton jaune - B. El Khannouss
- 49'Carton jaune - L. De Fougerolles
- 50'But - A. Ounahi (passe A. Hakimi)
- 63'Remplacement - A. Bouaddi (remplace S. Amrabat)
- 63'Remplacement - B. El Khannouss (remplace C. Talbi)
- 63'Remplacement - T. Oluwaseyi (remplace C. Larin)
- 67'Carton jaune - C. Larin
- 78'Remplacement - A. Ahmed (remplace P. David)
- 79'Remplacement - R. Laryea (remplace J. Shaffelburg)
- 82'But - A. Ounahi (passe B. Diaz)
- 87'Remplacement - I. Diop (remplace M. Saadane)
- 87'Remplacement - A. Ounahi (remplace S. El Mourabet)
- 87'Remplacement - T. Buchanan (remplace J. Nelson)
- 87'Remplacement - N. Sigur (remplace J. Osorio)
- 90+8'But - S. Rahimi (passe B. Diaz)
- 16 Maxime Crépeau Goalkeeper
- 2 Alistair Johnston Defender
- 15 Moise Bombito Defender
- 4 Luc De Fougerolles Defender
- 22 Richie Laryea Defender
- 17 Tajon Buchanan Midfielder
- 23 Niko Sigur Midfielder
- 7 Stephen Eustaquio Midfielder
- 20 Ali Ahmed Midfielder
- 10 Jonathan David Forward
- 12 Tani Oluwaseyi Forward
- 18 Owen Goodman
- 1 Dayne St. Clair
- 5 Joel Waterman
- 19 Alphonso Davies
- 3 Alfie Jones
- 13 Derek Cornelius
- 21 Jonathan Osorio
- 6 Mathieu Choinière
- 14 Jacob Shaffelburg
- 25 Nathan-Dylan Saliba
- 11 Liam Millar
- 24 Promise David
- 9 Cyle Larin
- 26 Jayden Nelson
- 1 Yassine Bounou Goalkeeper
- 2 Achraf Hakimi Defender
- 14 Issa Diop Defender
- 25 Redouane Halhal Defender
- 3 Noussair Mazraoui Defender
- 6 Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder
- 24 Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder
- 10 Brahim Díaz Midfielder
- 8 Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder
- 23 Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder
- 11 Ismael Saibari Forward
- 12 Munir El Kajoui
- 22 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
- 26 Anass Salah-Eddine
- 5 Marwane Saadane
- 13 Zakaria El Ouahdi
- 19 Youssef Belammari
- 18 Chadi Riad
- 17 Amine Sbai
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat
- 15 Samir El Mourabet
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi
- 16 Gessime Yassine
- 20 Ayoub El Kaabi
- 9 Soufiane Rahimi
- 21 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab
- Tirs cadres : Canada 2 / Morocco 2
- Tirs : Canada 6 / Morocco 2
- Possession : Canada 39% / Morocco 61%
- Corners : Canada 7 / Morocco 1
- Fautes : Canada 19 / Morocco 8
- Cartons jaunes : Canada 4 / Morocco 4
- Passes : Canada 268 / Morocco 440
- Precision des passes : Canada 75% / Morocco 85%
- xG : Canada 0.56 / Morocco 0.09
- Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) : note 7.3, 1 but(s), 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) : note 7, 1 passe(s) decisive(s), 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco) : note 7, 2 arret(s)
- Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) : note 7.5
- Tani Oluwaseyi (Canada) : note 7.3
- Issa Diop (Morocco) : note 7.3
- Stephen Eustaquio (Canada) : note 7.2
- Redouane Halhal (Morocco) : note 6.9, 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- I. Koné : Canada · Missing Fixture · Fracture Of Lower Leg
- 01/12/2022 Canada 1-2 Morocco (World Cup)
- 19'Carton jaune - B. Barcola
- 58'Remplacement - O. Alderete (remplace J. Canale)
- 61'Remplacement - J. Enciso (remplace G. Caballero)
- 61'Remplacement - B. Barcola (remplace D. Doue)
- 70'But - K. Mbappe
- 71'Remplacement - G. Gomez (remplace Mauricio)
- 71'Remplacement - M. Almiron (remplace G. Avalos)
- 81'Carton jaune - M. Kone
- 84'Remplacement - O. Dembele (remplace R. Cherki)
- 90+7'Carton jaune - M. Olise
- 12 Orlando Gill Goalkeeper
- 4 Juan Cáceres Defender
- 2 Gustavo Velázquez Defender
- 15 Gustavo Gómez Defender
- 3 Omar Alderete Defender
- 6 Junior Alonso Defender
- 10 Miguel Almirón Midfielder
- 8 Diego Gómez Midfielder
- 14 Andrés Cubas Midfielder
- 23 Matías Galarza Midfielder
- 19 Julio Enciso Forward
- 22 Gastón Olveira
- 1 Roberto Fernández
- 5 Fabián Balbuena
- 13 José Canale
- 26 Alexandro Maidana
- 11 Mauricio
- 16 Damián Bobadilla
- 20 Braian Ojeda
- 24 Gustavo Caballero
- 17 Alejandro Romero
- 7 Ramón Sosa
- 9 Antonio Sanabria
- 18 Alex Arce
- 21 Gabriel Ávalos
- 25 Isidro Pitta
- 16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
- 5 Jules Koundé Defender
- 4 Dayot Upamecano Defender
- 17 William Saliba Defender
- 3 Lucas Digne Defender
- 6 Manu Koné Midfielder
- 14 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder
- 11 Michael Olise Midfielder
- 12 Bradley Barcola Midfielder
- 10 Kylian Mbappé Forward
- 23 Robin Risser
- 1 Brice Samba
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 15 Ibrahima Konaté
- 19 Theo Hernández
- 21 Lucas Hernández
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 13 N'Golo Kanté
- 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 20 Désiré Doué
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
- Tirs cadres : Paraguay 0 / France 1
- Tirs : Paraguay 3 / France 10
- Possession : Paraguay 22% / France 78%
- Corners : Paraguay 1 / France 10
- Fautes : Paraguay 6 / France 7
- Cartons jaunes : Paraguay 0 / France 1
- Passes : Paraguay 121 / France 427
- Precision des passes : Paraguay 54% / France 91%
- xG : Paraguay 0.07 / France 0.26
- Orlando Gill (Paraguay) : note 6.9, 1 arret(s)
- Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) : note 7.3
- Dayot Upamecano (France) : note 7.3
- Juan Cáceres (Paraguay) : note 7.2
- Mike Maignan (France) : note 7
- Jules Koundé (France) : note 7
- William Saliba (France) : note 7
- Manu Koné (France) : note 6.9
No confirmed absence yet.
- 02/06/2017 France 5-0 Paraguay (Friendlies)
- 46'Remplacement - A. Sorloth (remplace O. Bobb)
- 46'Remplacement - A. Nusa (remplace A. Schjelderup)
- 58'Remplacement - M. Cunha (remplace Endrick)
- 63'Remplacement - J. Ryerson (remplace F. Aursnes)
- 67'Remplacement - G. Martinelli (remplace Neymar)
- 67'Remplacement - Rayan (remplace Danilo Santos)
- 79'Remplacement - Bruno Guimaraes (remplace Ederson)
- 79'But - E. Haaland (passe A. Schjelderup)
- 90'But - E. Haaland (passe A. Schjelderup)
- 90+5'Remplacement - D. Wolfe (remplace L. Ostigard)
- 90+6'Carton jaune - Neymar
- 90+10'But - Neymar
- 1 Alisson Goalkeeper
- 13 Danilo Defender
- 4 Marquinhos Defender
- 3 Gabriel Magalhães Defender
- 16 Douglas Santos Defender
- 26 Rayan Midfielder
- 8 Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
- 5 Casemiro Midfielder
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli Midfielder
- 9 Matheus Cunha Forward
- 7 Vinícius Júnior Forward
- 19 Endrick
- 18 Danilo Santos
- 10 Neymar
- 12 Weverton
- 23 Ederson
- 6 Alex Sandro
- 14 Bremer
- 15 Léo Pereira
- 24 Roger Ibañez
- 2 Éderson
- 17 Fabinho
- 11 Raphinha
- 21 Luiz Henrique
- 25 Igor Thiago
- 1 Ørjan Nyland Goalkeeper
- 26 Julian Ryerson Defender
- 3 Kristoffer Ajer Defender
- 17 Torbjørn Heggem Defender
- 5 David Møller Wolfe Defender
- 10 Martin Ødegaard Midfielder
- 8 Sander Berge Midfielder
- 6 Patrick Berg Midfielder
- 7 Alexander Sørloth Forward
- 9 Erling Haaland Forward
- 20 Antonio Nusa Forward
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup
- 22 Oscar Bobb
- 14 Fredrik Aursnes
- 12 Sander Tangvik
- 13 Egil Selvik
- 4 Leo Østigård
- 15 Fredrik André Bjørkan
- 24 Sondre Langås
- 25 Henrik Sælebakke Falchener
- 2 Morten Thorsby
- 18 Kristian Thorstvedt
- 19 Thelo Aasgaard
- 23 Jens Petter Hauge
- 11 Jørgen Strand Larsen
- Tirs cadres : Brazil 3 / Norway 5
- Tirs : Brazil 11 / Norway 9
- Possession : Brazil 33% / Norway 67%
- Corners : Brazil 5 / Norway 5
- Fautes : Brazil 6 / Norway 4
- Passes : Brazil 311 / Norway 658
- Precision des passes : Brazil 86% / Norway 91%
- xG : Brazil 1.90 / Norway 0.73
- Erling Haaland (Norway) : note 9, 2 but(s)
- Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) : note 7.2, 2 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Ørjan Nyland (Norway) : note 8, 4 arret(s)
- Alisson (Brazil) : note 6.6, 3 arret(s)
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) : note 7.3
- Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) : note 7.3
- Patrick Berg (Norway) : note 7.3
- Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) : note 7.2
- Raphinha : Brazil · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Muscle Injury
- Lucas Paquetá : Brazil · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Muscle Injury
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
- 1 Raúl Rangel Goalkeeper
- 2 Jorge Sánchez Defender
- 3 César Montes Defender
- 5 Johan Vásquez Defender
- 23 Jesús Gallardo Defender
- 19 Gilberto Mora Midfielder
- 6 Erik Lira Midfielder
- 7 Luis Romo Midfielder
- 25 Roberto Alvarado Forward
- 9 Raúl Jiménez Forward
- 16 Julián Quiñones Forward
- 12 Carlos Acevedo
- 13 Guillermo Ochoa
- 15 Israel Reyes
- 20 Mateo Chávez
- 4 Edson Álvarez
- 8 Álvaro Fidalgo
- 17 Orbelín Pineda
- 18 Obed Vargas
- 24 Luis Chávez
- 26 Brian Gutiérrez
- 10 Alexis Vega
- 21 César Huerta
- 11 Santiago Giménez
- 14 Armando González
- 22 Guillermo Martínez
- 1 Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
- 26 Jarell Quansah Defender
- 2 Ezri Konsa Defender
- 6 Marc Guéhi Defender
- 3 Nico O'Reilly Defender
- 8 Elliot Anderson Midfielder
- 4 Declan Rice Midfielder
- 7 Bukayo Saka Midfielder
- 10 Jude Bellingham Midfielder
- 18 Anthony Gordon Midfielder
- 9 Harry Kane Forward
- 13 Dean Henderson
- 23 James Trafford
- 5 John Stones
- 12 Trevoh Chalobah
- 15 Dan Burn
- 24 Reece James
- 25 Djed Spence
- 14 Jordan Henderson
- 16 Kobbie Mainoo
- 17 Morgan Rogers
- 21 Eberechi Eze
- 11 Marcus Rashford
- 19 Ollie Watkins
- 20 Noni Madueke
- 22 Ivan Toney
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
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