Mexico City, July 6 (IANS) Javier Aguirre apologized to Mexico’s fans after his side’s World Cup campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat to England in the round of 16 on Sunday.The result ended Mexico’s hopes of a first World Cup quarterfinal since 1986 and marked Aguirre’s final match as head coach.”We weren’t able to give the people one more night of happiness and joy,” Aguirre was quoted by Xinhua as saying. “I’d like to thank the fans who came to this stadium, the other stadiums and the fan festiva…
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Mexico City, July 6 (IANS) Jude Bellingham scored a brace and Harry Kane converted a penalty as England overcame co-hosts Mexico in a thrilling, incident-packed last-16 contest to set up a FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final showdown with Norway. England are in the last eight in three consecutive editions for the second time, after 1962 (quarter-final), 1966 (winners), and 1970 (quarter-final). This was just the second FIFA World Cup meeting between Mexico and England, with the Three Lions winning…
Mexico City, July 1 (IANS) Sebastian Beccacece has resigned as Ecuador head coach after the South American side’s FIFA World Cup campaign ended with a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in the Round of 32 on Tuesday. Speaking after the elimination, the Argentine confirmed that his tenure had come to an end following the expiry of his contract, saying he believed stepping aside was the right decision after Ecuador fell short of the objectives set for the tournament.Beccacece, who took charge of Ecuador in Augu…
Mexico City, July 1 (IANS) Mexico manager Javier Aguirre said reaching the World Cup round of 16 carried special meaning after overcoming a hurdle that had eluded him in his previous spells in charge of the team.Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Ecuador marked Mexico’s first World Cup knockout-stage victory since it last hosted the tournament in 1986, when Aguirre was a player.The 67-year-old managed the Mexico teams that were eliminated in the first knockout round at the 2002 and 2010 World Cups.”It mea…
Mexico City, July 1 (IANS) Ecuador Football Federation (FEF) has reached out to the governing body, FIFA, to voice its concerns over the treatment they received from Mexcian fans ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 game against Mexico on Wednesday. As the players were trying to rest ahead of the knockout match, many Mexican fans gathered around Ecuador’s team hotel and started playing loud music, chanting Mexican team slogans, and even launching fireworks from the top of the building….
Mexico City, July 1 (IANS) A blistering first-half goal from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez steered Mexico to the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 as the co-hosts registered their first World Cup knockout victory in 40 years with a dominant 2-0 win over Ecuador here at Mexico City Stadium on Wednesday. This was Mexico’s first World Cup knockout game since hosting the competition in 1986. The scoreline was identical to that of their only previous knockout victory, when they defeated Bulga…
Mexico City, June 25 (IANS) Goals from Mateo Chavez, Julian Quinones and Alvaro Fidalgo plus an appearance for Guillermo Ochoa help co-hosts Mexico wrap up their FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage commitments with a third straight victory by sweeping Czechia aside 3-0 here at the Mexico City Stadium. Mexico came into this contest already certain of top spot in Group A and a place in the Round of 32, but Czechia needed a positive result in order to stand any chance of joining El Tri in the knockout …
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The FIFA World Cup 2026 has officially become the fastest edition of the global showpiece to hit the 100-goal milestone in 68 years, achieving the feat in just 33 matches. Mexico’s Julian Quinones opened the scoring in this World Cup in a 2-0 win over South Africa on June 12. Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands netted the 100th goal at this year’s tournament with the Netherlands’ third goal in a 5-1 win over Sweden on Sunday (IST).Reaching 100 goals in only 33 matches is a …