🚨🤯 MEXICO vs. ENGLAND is the most expensive game in sports history, relative to the price and size of the stadium. 🏆 @darrenrovell
The cheapest seat hours before kick, is $4,585.
There are 87,523 seats in Estadio Azteca. 🏴🇲🇽🍿
Julián Quiñones story with Mexico is without a doubt one of the most beautiful stories of this World Cup. 🇲🇽💚
Many wrote him off simply because he was playing in the Saudi league—a league often dismissed as a destination for “finished” players. Even Javier Aguirre initially overlooked him for that reason. But Quiñones answered in the only way that matters: by finishing as the league’s top scorer with 33 goals, forcing his way into Mexico’s World Cup squad.
And at the World Cup, Quiñones has only made Aguirre’s decision look even worse. He has already been directly involved in 4 of Mexico’s 8 goals, including today’s stunning strike against Ecuador—a perfectly timed run followed by a sensational finish into the top corner from a tight angle.
What’s even more remarkable is that Quiñones is now just one goal away from becoming Mexico’s all-time top scorer in World Cup history, despite this being the very first World Cup of his career. He is also only the second Mexican player ever, alongside Luis Hernández, to score in three different World Cup games.
Born into poverty in Colombia, he moved to Mexico at just 17 years old to help save his family from hardship.
Today, he stands as Mexico’s brightest star at the World Cup.
A journey filled with resilience, sacrifice, and unforgettable moments. 🇲🇽✨
History repeats itself 🔁
40 years after their win over Bulgaria, and in the very same stadium, Mexico have again tasted victory in the @FIFAWorldCup knockout stages! 🇲🇽
MEX 🇲🇽 2-0 🇪🇨 ECU - Jugadores de CONCACAF con gol y asistencia en un mismo partido de eliminación directa en TODA la historia de la Copa del Mundo:
Alberto Magriñá 🇨🇺 (1938 vs Rumanía)
Manuel Negrete 🇲🇽 (1986 vs Bulgaria)
JULIÁN QUIÑONES 🇲🇽 (2026 vs Ecuador) ← HOY
Curiosidad: los 2 mexicanos, en el Estadio Azteca.
Titulares más jóvenes en un partido de eliminación directa en TODA la historia de la Copa del Mundo:
17a 241d - Pelé 🇧🇷 (1958 vs Gales)
17a 259d - GILBERTO MORA 🇲🇽 (2026 vs Ecuador) ← HOY
18a 123d - Gavi 🇪🇸 (2022 vs Marruecos)
18a 142d - De Harder 🇳🇱 (1938)
18a 198d - Bergomi 🇮🇹 (1982 vs Polonia)
18a 198d - Michael Owen 🏴 (1998 vs Argentina)
18a 221d - El Khannous 🇲🇦 (2022 vs España)
Solo Pelé ha sido más joven que Mora.