FIFA World Cup 26™: What to look out for in Mexico v England 🇲🇽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | OneFootball

Co-hosts Mexico aim to keep their FIFA World Cup 26™ dreams alive when they welcome England to Mexico City Stadium for Round of 16 action.

This is everything you need to know, with a place in the quarter-final up for grabs.

Who is playing today? 👀

Mexico finally got their World Cup™ knockout round hoodoo off their backs in the last round, ending years of torment to win at last.

They defeated Ecuador 2-0 in impressive fashion on home turf and are still yet to concede a goal at this tournament.

Aiming to end that run are England, who had a much trickier time of it than expected from their Round of 32 clash with Congo DR.

Trailing for almost 75 minutes in Atlanta, talismanic captain Harry Kane came to the rescue as he so often has before with a late brace to send them to Mexico City.

Players to watch 🔥

The man who got things going this summer with the first goal of the tournament, Julián Quiñones, kept his excellent form up in the last round and was the highest-ranked attacking player with an Attacking Score of 9.01 in the FIFA Power Rankings - powered by Aramco.

His goal turned the tide in his side's favour and he was joined by teenage star Gilberto Mora, the competition's youngest player, who came to the fore against Ecuador in a big way with a game-high 8.12 Creativity Score, while at the back, Jesús Gallardo's 6.93 Defending Score is one for the English forwards to be wary of.

Kane was the difference-maker once again for England with his late brace against Congo DR seeing him secure that game's top Attacking Score with an 8.55.

The big question on the left is whether or not Anthony Gordon has played himself back into the starting line-up at the expense of Marcus Rashford, with the former registering the contest's best Creativity Score off the bench with an 8.97.

Must-watch video 🎥

The scenes in Mexico City as they defeated Ecuador to win a first-ever knockout round tie were truly epic.

Fun facts 📊

Our prediction 🔮