Pickford falls backwards. Bellingham falls forwards. Mexico’s players are in tears, come inconsolable. They have had a very good tournament, the co-hosts. And what a disappointment for most of the spectators inside this stadium, where they have lost now only three times in 90 competitive games.
Today, the Azteca belongs to England, because that was a statement win. I don’t even know where to start in terms of talking points. I mean, there were five goals (including two penalties), a red card, six yellow cards. Mexico finished with 20 shots (five on target) to England’s six (also five on target).
Mexico, without a doubt, had the upper hand in the first half before those two Bellingham goals in two minutes. And they did once more at the end, when they pinned England so close to their goal the visitors were a parked bus personified.