Mexico begins its knockout stage run with a round of 32 match against Ecuador at Estadio Azteca. Here is their starting XI.

By Janina Nuno Rios and Natalia Siniawski MEXICO CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Shrugging off a raucous midnight serenade outside their team hotel as part of football's folklore, travelling Ecuadorean fans embraced a festive World Cup atmosphere in Mexico City on Tuesday ahead of their World Cup round of 32 clash with co-hosts Mexico.

With Group A already clinched, Mexico has what is, for it, an essentially meaningless match to close out group play against Czechia. That could give El Tri the opportunity to make substantial changes to the squad it deployed against South Korea, to rest ...

With Mexico ready to compete in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup, you can still buy the team's jerseys from certain retailers. Here's how:

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY, July 2 (Reuters) - Amid the sea of green that washed over Mexico City after the country's World Cup victory over Ecuador on Tuesday, one shop defiantly hoisted the Ecuadorian flag and welcomed all the downtrodden fans of Mexico's opponents to a place of refuge.

Mineral del Monte, a small former mining town that became a tourist destination partly because of its Cornish influence, claims that soccer in Mexico started there. Well, so does the nearby city of Pachuca.