World Cup co-hosts Mexico can safe a spot within the spherical of 16 on the World Cup tonight after they tackle Ecuador on the Azteca.
Javier Aguirre’s facet had been simply one among three groups to finish the group stage with a 100% document – Argentina and France the others – and ranges of pleasure across the nation are reaching fever pitch.
Not since 1986, when Mexico hosted the event for the second time, have El Tri tasted victory in a knockout tie.
Ecuador endured a rollercoaster group stage, as they suffered a late defeat to Ivory Coast of their opener earlier than being held to a goalless draw by event debutants Curacao.
That set the stage for a dramatic Group E finale with Germany, with Ecuador coming from behind to win 2-1 in New Jersey and sparked jubilant scenes as they progressed as top-of-the-line third-placed groups.
The place to look at Mexico v Ecuador: TV and on-line streams
Mexico v Ecuador kicks off at 2:00am UK time on Wednesday. It is going to be broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The sport may even be accessible to stream through ITVX and the STV Participant.
Stats for Mexico v Ecuador
- Valencia is Ecuador’s document World Cup goalscorer with six, however has but to seek out the web at this event.
- Mexico and Ecuador have met 28 instances beforehand.
- Mexico have gained 16 of these video games, with Ecuador prevailing in 4 and eight video games ending in attracts.
- Every of the final three video games between the 2 sides have led to attracts.
- Mexico gained their solely earlier World Cup assembly with Ecuador, a 2-1 victory within the group stage in 2002.
- Nonetheless, Mexico are winless in all of their different 13 conferences with South American opposition on the World Cup, drawing two and dropping 11.
- Mexico have a 100 per cent document after the group stage. They beforehand went unbeaten at a World Cup when internet hosting in 1986, after they went out within the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout towards Germany. Mexico haven’t reached the quarter-finals of a World Cup since.
- Having scored twice within the group stage, Julián Quiñones wants simply two extra targets to tie the document for essentially the most by a Mexico participant in World Cup historical past.
- This will likely be simply the second knockout recreation in Ecuador’s World Cup historical past. Their solely earlier knockout tie led to a 1-0 defeat to England within the final 16 in 2006.
- Enner Valencia will equal the document for many World Cup finals appearances. Ought to he characteristic towards Mexico, it might mark his eighth World Cup recreation.
