Game Desk: After Mexico’s spectacular 2-0 victory over Ecuador in the round of 32 match of the FIFA World Cup 2026, a major accident has occurred in Mexico City. Co-host: Thousands of fans had gathered on the streets of the capital to celebrate Mexico’s historic victory. During this huge crowd and celebration, two football fans died tragically due to suffocation.

According to Reuters, the capital’s Health Secretariat said that this tragic accident happened on Tuesday (local time) at the intersection of Hamburg and Lancaster streets near the ‘Angel of Independence’ monument. The health authority confirmed the incident on social media, saying, “After all the efforts of the rescue team, a 44-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman have been confirmed dead due to suffocation.”

Mexico breaks 40 year old ‘curse’, first knockout win since 1986
Talking about the match, Mexico ended its decades-long wait for victory in the knockout stage by defeating Ecuador 2-0 and made it to the Round of 16.

According to statistics agency ‘Optajo’, this is Mexico’s first victory in the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup since 1986. With this, their streak of losing 8 consecutive matches in the World Cup knockout matches was also broken, which was the most shameful and longest record in the history of this tournament.

The match was delayed by an hour due to heavy rain and lightning, but Mexico (‘El Tri’) maintained its unbeaten defensive record. Just before halftime, Julian Quinones took advantage of a defensive mistake by the opposing team to give the team the lead, after which star player Raul Jimenez made the score 2-0. After the restart, Ecuador tried to make a comeback, but Mexico’s defense remained impenetrable. Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie also received a red card in stoppage time. The Mexico team, coached by Javier Aguirre, has kept 4 consecutive clean sheets (without conceding any goals) in this tournament.

17 year old Gilberto Mora created history, came close to the record of great Pele
In this historic match, Mexico’s teenage midfielder Gilberto Mora has registered his name in the pages of history. According to ‘ESPN FC’, at the age of just 17 years and 259 days, Mora has become the second youngest player in the world to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup knockout match.

The first number in this list is the all-time great football player Pele, who achieved this feat during the 1958 World Cup at the age of 17 years and 239 days.

Raul Jimenez also made a unique record
Not only Mora, but Mexico’s senior player Raul Jimenez also registered his name in the record book. According to ‘ESPN Insights’, at the age of 35 years and 56 days, he has become the oldest Mexican player to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup knockout match. Along with this, he is also the first Mexican player aged 30+ to score a goal in the knockout stage.

Next match: After registering their fourth consecutive win in the tournament, Mexico will now face the winner of the Round of 32 between England and DR Congo in the Round of 16. This time Mexico is moving forward with the intention of creating new history in the World Cup in front of the home audience.

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