England booked their place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after defeating host nation Mexico 3-2 in an entertaining Round of 16 clash on Monday.
The Three Lions made a blistering start to the contest, with Jude Bellingham scoring twice in the space of two minutes to put England firmly in control.
The midfielder opened the scoring in the 36th minute before doubling the advantage in the 38th minute.
Mexico responded before the break as Quiñones pulled one back in the 42nd minute to reduce the deficit to 2-1 and keep the hosts in the contest.
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England’s task became more difficult in the 54th minute when J. Quansah was shown a straight red card, reducing the European side to 10 men.
Despite being a man down, England restored their two-goal cushion six minutes later after Anthony Gordon was brought down inside the penalty area. Captain Harry Kane stepped up and calmly converted the resulting spot-kick in the 60th minute to make it 3-1.
Mexico continued to fight and earned a penalty in the 69th minute after Kane was adjudged to have fouled Raúl Jiménez while attempting to clear the ball. Jiménez converted from the spot to bring the score to 3-2.
However, England held firm for the remainder of the match to secure a hard-fought victory and advance to the quarter-finals, while Mexico’s World Cup campaign came to an end on home soil.
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