Teams confirmed for the 2026 World Cup and full lineups, TV channel, online streaming and stats
England and Mexico have named their squads for their 2026 World Cup Last-16 match in Mexico City on Sunday.
The Three Lions came after beating DR Congo 2-1 with goals from Harry Kane in the first round of the playoffs, beating Croatia 4-2 and Panama 2-0 on both sides in a 0-0 draw with Ghana in Group L.
El Tri are aiming to remain unbeaten after failing to perform well in each of their first four matches, beating South Africa, South Korea and Czechia in the group stage and Ecuador in the last 32.
The winners of this match will meet the winners of the match between Brazil and Norway in the quarterfinal in Miami on Saturday (22:00 BST), followed by a semi-final against Argentina, Egypt, Switzerland or Colombia in Atlanta on July 15 (20:00).
4️⃣1️⃣ years ago in Mexico City, we beat England thanks to Luis Flores’ winning goal. ✅
It happened like this. 🎥 #SomosMéxico pic.twitter.com/nsF504i0qY
— Mexico National Team (@miseleccionmxEN) July 4, 2026
2026 World Cup: England confirmed squad against Mexico
England starting XI: Pickford, Konso, O’Reilly, Guehi, Quansah, Rice, Anderson, Bellingham, Saka, Kane, Gordon
England substitute: Henderson, Trafford, Stones, Chalobah, Burn, James, Spence, Henderson, Mainoo, Rogers, Eze, Rashford, Watkins, Madueke, Toney
2026 World Cup: Mexico to face England
Mexico starting XI: Rangel, Sanchez, Montes, Vasquez, Gallardo, Lira, Romo, Mora, Jimenez, Quinones, Alvarado
Substitutes for Mexico: Acevedo, Ochoa, Alvarez, Reyes, Chavez, Fidalgo, Pineda, Vargas, Chavez, Gutierrez, Vega, Gimenez, Gonzalez, Huerta, Martinez
Where to watch England vs Mexico: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Sunday is at 01:00 BST (20:00 ET / 17:00 PT, both Saturdays). In the UK, live TV broadcasts on BBC One.
Live streaming on multiple devices is available via the BBC iPlayer app and the BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: England vs Mexico statistics
- This is the second World Cup meeting between Mexico and England, the Three Lions won 2-0 in 1966 to lift the trophy.
- Jordan Pickford could play in his 17th World Cup, equaling Peter Shilton’s record for England’s men’s team.
- England have won their last four meetings with Mexico, all in international matches between 1986 and 2010
- It is the fourth time that England have faced the champion country in the World Cup, after 1954 (2-0 vs Switzerland), 1982 (0-0 vs Spain), and 1990 (1-2 vs Italy).
- Having reached the semi-finals in 2018 and the quarter-finals in 2022, England can reach the last eight in three successive tournaments for the second time, after 1962 (quarter-final), 1966 (winners), and 1970 (quarter-final)
- Kane has four goals with headers in the World Cup, three of which he scored in this year’s competition. Only German legends Miroslav Klose (7) and Gerd Muller (5) have scored more goals in this tournament since records began.
- Mexico are unbeaten in a World Cup match at the Mexico City Stadium (W8 D2), winning their last six games in a row
- It will be the 11th time they play in the World Cup, which will make it the most games played in the same place by the team in the history of the competitions.
- They are one of only two hosts this century to win their opening four games of the campaign, along with Germany in 2006. Italy (1990) is the only host to win the first five.
- Italy is the only team in World Cup history to have kept clean sheets in their first five games of a single series, finishing third in 1990.
- Julian Quiñones directly participated in four goals in the 2026 edition (three goals, one assist), which is the most joint record (since 1966) by a Mexican player in one edition, alongside Luis Hernandez in 1998.
- Quinones (three) is one goal shy of equaling Hernandez’s record for most goals scored in a single edition by a Mexican (four, 1998)
- Roberto Alvarado’s three assists are the most by any Mexican player in history (since 1966) in the World Cup.
