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England 3–1 Mexico

Monday 24 May 2010 · London, England

England3–1Mexico

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′King Crouch Franco Johnson

17′1–0Ledley King England
34′2–0Peter Crouch England
45′2–1Guillermo Franco Mexico
47′3–1Glen Johnson England

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1Robert GreenGK ↓45′
2Glen JohnsonDF●
3Leighton BainesDF
5Rio FerdinandDF ↓45′
6Ledley KingDF●
4Steven GerrardMF
7Theo WalcottMF ↓77′
8Michael CarrickMF ↓62′
11James MilnerMF ↓85′
9Peter CrouchFW● ↓45′
10Wayne RooneyFW

Came on

12Joe Hart↑45′
13Jamie Carragher↑45′
23Jermain Defoe↑45′
19Tom Huddlestone↑62′
17Aaron Lennon↑77′
21Adam Johnson↑85′

Mexico

Came on

14Javier Hernández↑45′
7Pablo Barrera↑52′
18Andrés Guardado↑62′
10Cuauhtemoc Blanco↑72′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 2009 → 2018
Mexico: 1956 → 1947

Expected score for England: 70.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 11, 1959–2026.

England wins: 8
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 2

Form either side

England

Before

5–1 v Croatia 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Ukraine 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–0 v Belarus 14 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Brazil 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly
3–1 v Egypt 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Japan 30 May 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v United States 12 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–0 v Algeria 18 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Slovenia 23 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–4 v Germany 27 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

Mexico

Before

0–0 v Iceland 24 Mar 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Ecuador 7 May 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Senegal 10 May 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Angola 13 May 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Chile 16 May 2010 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Netherlands 26 May 2010 · Friendly
5–1 v Gambia 30 May 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Italy 3 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v South Africa 11 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–0 v France 17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

Every England v Mexico match11

From England's side.


5 Jul 2026	Mexico	3–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 2026	Round of 16
24 May 2010	Mexico	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 May 2001	Mexico	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Mar 1997	Mexico	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 May 1986	Mexico	3–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Jun 1985	Mexico	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1969	Mexico	4–0	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1969	Mexico	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
16 Jul 1966	Mexico	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 1966	Group stage
10 May 1961	Mexico	8–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 May 1959	Mexico	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN