Czechia 0-3 Mexico
Mexico goals: Mateo Chávez (55), Julian Quiñones (61), Álvaro Fidalgo (90+4)
MEXICO CITY — The momentum continues to build for Mexico, who wrapped up their FIFA World Cup 2026™ group-stage commitments with a third straight victory by confidently swatting Czechia aside 3-0. The defeat in turn means Czechia have been eliminated.
The co-hosts 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 stage.
As such it was Miroslav Koubek’s side who were the more aggressive in the opening exchanges, with Denis Visinsky especially lively and fizzing a low effort just past the post in the eighth minute.
Mexico gradually settled into their rhythm though, and ten minutes into the second half Mateo Chávez used his pace to break in behind before calmly slotting home and sparking bedlam inside Mexico City Stadium.
The massed ranks in the stands had barely regained their composure before they were sent into raptures again six minutes later, when Julian Quinones poked home from close range to make it 2-0.
The celebrations were ramped up even further with 12 minutes remaining when Javier Aguirre sent on 40-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, involved in his sixth edition of the World Cup, before Álvaro Fidalgo added the gloss with another goal in injury time.
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Group A
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | TCS | Pts | Form | ||
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| 1 |
 Mexico
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
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–
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| 2 |
 South Africa
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -13 | 4 |
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–
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| 3 |
 Korea Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -4 | 3 |
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–
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| 4 |
 Czechia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | -1 | 1 |
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–
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Key stat
This is the first time Mexico have won all three of their group-stage matches at the World Cup, and also the first time they have kept clean sheets in all of their group-stage games since 1970.
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