Mexico Downs Ecuador 2-0 to Reach World Cup Round of 16

Yahoo Sports · 1d ago

Goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez inside the first half hour sent host nation Mexico past Ecuador in a Round of 32 meeting in Mexico City. The result keeps El Tri's home tournament alive and ends the run of an Ecuador side that had upset Germany during the group stage. Mexico now waits to learn its round of 16 opponent as the rest of the knockout bracket fills in.