For all the history being made by the United States<\/a> and Canada<\/a> at the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, fellow co-hosts Mexico are also cooking up something special this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n El Tri are this World Cup’s only host nation with a perfect record, posting three straight wins to top Group A before defeating Ecuador, 2-0<\/a>, on Tuesday in the Round of 32.\u00a0<\/p>\n That has set up a marquee Round of 16 showdown against England on Sunday in Mexico City (8 pm ET | FOX, Telemundo, Peacock).\u00a0<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything to know about Mexico\u2019s World Cup so far and what\u2019s at stake this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n No place like home for Mexico \ud83d\ude24#FIFAWorldCup<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qGHamozPFS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n Mexico have already made history at this World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Javier Aguirre\u2019s side secured a perfect three wins in three Group A matches, surpassing the country\u2019s previous best Group Stage record of 2W-0L-1D achieved at the 1986 and 2002 editions of the tournament.<\/p>\n El Tri have also yet to concede a goal this summer, shutting out every opponent to date as goalkeepers Ra\u00fal Rangel and Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa \u2013 the latter making a brief cameo off the bench \u2013 have combined to deliver four straight clean sheets en route to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n Mexico are now only the third team<\/a> in World Cup history to win their first four games by shutout, along with Brazil (1986) and Italy (1990).\u00a0<\/p>\n Add in contributions from leading scorer Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones (3g\/1a) and legendary striker Ra\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez (2g), and Mexico fans are dreaming big.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd keeps on dancing \ud83d\udd7a\ud83d\udc83 pic.twitter.com\/NWsDboMjPS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n Aguirre\u2019s World Cup roster also includes two key contributors who came of age in Major League Soccer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Chicago Fire FC<\/a> homegrown midfielder Brian Guti\u00e9rrez has featured in three of Mexico\u2019s four games, starting their Group Stage wins over South Africa and South Korea before coming off the bench against Ecuador.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Seattle Sounders FC<\/a> homegrown product and current Atl\u00e9tico Madrid midfielder Obed Vargas has made three straight substitute appearances.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Once A Sounder, Always A Sounder \ud83d\udc9a\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd<\/p>\n Congratulations to Obed on making his FIFA World Cup debut with Mexico last night! pic.twitter.com\/NgwpYuISv5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n As well as things have gone so far, El Tri still have unfinished business at the World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Specifically, that means at least reaching the tournament quarterfinals. It\u2019s a feat they\u2019ve achieved twice before: in 1970 and 1986, years they hosted the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n Forty years on, that benchmark has led to the country\u2019s \u201cQuinto Partido\u201d (Fifth Game) obsession with advancing to the quarterfinals and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Guti on the world\u2019s biggest stage \u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n Congratulations to Brian Guti\u00e9rrez on being the first Chicago Fire Academy player to start a FIFA World Cup match \u26bd\ufe0f #cf97<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/A4HyMZLX6W<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 Chicago Fire Academy (@CHIFireAcademy) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n Previously, making it to a fifth game at the World Cup meant reaching the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n However, with the tournament expanding from 32 to 48 participating nations in 2026, Mexico\u2019s fifth game this summer is a Round of 16 match against England.\u00a0<\/p>\n If El Tri are to make history, they\u2019ll have to do it against the No. 4-ranked country in the world that\u2019s coming off a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory<\/a> over DR Congo in the Round of 32.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It’s these kind of moments we live for \ud83e\udde1 pic.twitter.com\/yIOIeDi44B<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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