England won an all time World Cup classic 3-2 against Mexico, surviving a Jarell Quansah red card as a brace from Jude Bellingham and a Harry Kane contribution from the spot was enough to send the Three Lions to the quarterfinals.
Bellingham's two goals came in just over 90 seconds as England were in dreamland -- but Julián Quiñones quickly halved the deficit from a corner before half-time.
And after the interval, Quansah was dismissed for a high leg before Anthony Gordon was felled -- and Kane made no mistake from the spot.
Shortly after, Kane was adjudged by VAR to have fouled Brian Gutiérrez, and Raúl Jiménez converted from 12 yards, but England dug deep to survive the last half an hour under huge pressure to book a clash against Norway.
Here's how it happened.
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El Tri have proved themselves a force to be reckoned with at the tournament so far -- having topped their group before a comfortable 2-0 win against Ecuador -- as star winger Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, a name familiar to Premier League fans, both got on the scoresheet. They were yet to concede a single goal in the 2026 edition heading into Sunday evening's clash.
Head coach Javier Aguirre has thanked the "12th man" that is the fans and atmosphere at the Azteca -- the home of Mexican football. Plenty has been said this week about the conditions in the Mexico City ground, which sits at more than 2,000 metres above sea level, and the potential impact it may have on the England side.
Thomas Tuchel and his men were aiming to put aside questions about altitude and fly high themselves, having come through to this stage with a 2-1 win over Congo DR last time out. Having gone behind early, it was their captain and greatest ever marksman Harry Kane who fired home a second-half brace to rescue the side and book them a place in the round of 16.
The winner of this one will take on Norway for a place in the semifinals, after they got past Brazil 2-1 in New Jersey.