“England held on with 10 men to withstand a late bombardment by Mexico in the Estadio Azteca and triumph 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The game exploded in six mad first-half minutes. First Jude Bellingham headed in the opener after a brilliant run by Bukayo Saka down the right on 36 minutes, then he exchanged passes with Harry Kane to add his second on 38 minutes. At that point England looked to have one foot in the next round but Mexico pulled one back when Julian Quinones smashed in from a corner after Ezri Konsa had cleared the initial delivery. The co-hosts then laid siege to the England goal, with Jordan Pickford, who had already saved superbly low down from Raul Jimenez earlier in the game, having to be at his best to tip another header over, while Bellingham made a vital interception to hook the ball over the bar as Cesar Montes looked certain to equalise. …”
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NYT/ATH: Farewell to Mexico, the maddest and most beautiful part of this World Cup
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