Mexico vs Ecuador Player Ratings

Mexico are into the last 16 of the World Cup 2026. The co-hosts beat Ecuador 2-0 in the Round of 32 at a raucous Estadio Azteca, with first-half goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez. Here are our Mexico player ratings. For more, see our World Cup 2026 hub.

Key match stats

Mexico player ratings vs Ecuador

• GK — Raúl Rangel: 7/10 — Untroubled behind a dominant side and kept a clean sheet.
• RB — Jorge Sánchez: 6.5/10 — Solid down the right for the full 90.
• CB — César Montes: 7/10 — Assured in the heart of defence.
• CB — Johan Vásquez: 7/10 — Commanding, 86% passing, part of a clean sheet.
• LB — Jesús Gallardo: 6.5/10 — Steady on the left.
• CM — Érik Lira: 7.5/10 — Controlled midfield with a superb 94% passing.
• CM — Luis Romo: 6.5/10 — Tidy before being withdrawn on 73.
• CM — Gilberto Mora: 7.5/10 — Composed beyond his years — the 17-year-old impressed with 88% passing before making way.
• RW — Roberto Alvarado: 7.5/10 — Lively and grabbed an assist.
• ST — Raúl Jiménez: 7.5/10 — Led the line well and struck on 31 minutes.
• ST — Julián Quiñones: 8.5/10 — The star man — opened the scoring on 22 minutes and set one up.

Substitutes

• Santiago Giménez: 6.5/10 — Fresh legs up front.
• Brian Gutiérrez: 6.5/10 — Busy in a half-hour cameo.
• Obed Gómez: 6/10 — Neat and tidy after coming on (100% passing).

Mexico vs Ecuador: how it unfolded

Roared on by the Azteca, Mexico blew Ecuador away in the first half. Julián Quiñones opened the scoring on 22 minutes and Raúl Jiménez made it two on 31, with Roberto Alvarado and Quiñones supplying the assists. Mexico out-shot Ecuador 15-7 and saw the game out comfortably to reach the Round of 16. For more of the tournament’s big moments, see our biggest shocks of the World Cup 2026.

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