Mexico, Ecuador and World Cup
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Follow Mexico vs. Ecuador live at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Real-time score updates, key plays, and match analysis as it happens.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The 40-year wait is over. Mexicans had learned to live with defeats in the knockout stages of the World Cup. On seven occasions, El Tri fans were left heartbroken at this stage. Not anymore.
Mexico advanced beyond the Round of 32 with a 2-0 win over Ecuador at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night.
The hydration break has sparked controversy since FIFA made it mandatory in the 2026 World Cup. The rule states that there will be two breaks around the 22nd and 67th minutes of any game.
Mexico has secured its place in the last 16 of the World Cup in their first knockout-stage victory since 1986.
Only one team could win the World Cup match on Tuesday, but all of Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, Queens, seemed to come together for the block party.
Moisés Caicedo’s first game as the official captain of the Ecuador national football team did not turn out the way he would have wanted to, coming out on the losing end of a 2-0 defeat against Mexico,
