England have travelled to Mexico City to face co-hosts Mexico in a tense Round of 16 match., Football News, Times Now

Mexico has spent 40 years chasing a return to the World Cup quarterfinals. On Sunday, their best chance in a generation arrives.

England survived a red card, a late Mexican onslaught and the fury of the Azteca to dump the co-hosts out of the tournament in a World Cup classic. England had appeared to be coasting to victory when Jude Bellingham scored two goals in as many first-half minutes.

The round of 16 is officially underway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and with it comes one of the biggest billings of the tournament. England will face Mexico on Sunday at the famed Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

England returns to Azteca Stadium, where it lost to Argentina 40 years ago in a match marked by two famous goals, bracing for a fierce World Cup test.

Jude Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart, Harry Kane converted a penalty when England was down to 10 men, and the Three Lions handed Mexico its first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca, a wild 3-2 victory on Sunday night to reach the quarterfinals.

A crazy game that featured penalty kicks for each, a red card, golazos and more, it was England who advanced to the last eight

Having both topped their group and knocked off DR Congo and Ecuador, respectively, Mexico and England will now meet at The Azteca in Mexico City with a quarter-final spot at stake.Many have tipped

Harry Kane and England face a major challenge at the 2026 World Cup and FIFA is allowing Three Lions players to combat it with Viagra. The England national team is one of the top nations left competing at the World Cup as the Round of 16 gets set to kick off July 4.

England overcame a daunting task agains Mexico at the Azteca, and you can follow all of the day's updates with ESPN.