Mexico and Ecuador's World Cup round of 32 game will start late after lightning in Mexico City. Here are live updates on delay and new start time.

Mexico will try to become the second of the three 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts to win a knockout-round game on Tuesday against Ecuador.

Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié became the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA’s new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent.

Fans’ euphoric reactions to the Mexican national team’s recent victory in the 2026 World Cup caused a series of unusual vibrations that were detected by seismic warning systems.

The 40-year wait is over. Mexicans had learned to live with defeats in the knockout stages of the World Cup. On seven occasions, El Tri fans were left heartbroken at this stage. Not anymore. Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored within a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a four-decade drought in the knockout stage and progress to the round of 16.

This past week, the opening World Cup match on each day gave us the most fireworks. The Netherlands struck four goals against Sweden on Saturday, a feat equaled by Spain in its wi

Did the Mexican cartel threaten Ecuadorian soccer players at the World Cup? Mexico defeated Ecuador by a score of 2-0 in the knockout round of the World