Mexico City ¨C Ten-man England weathered a Mexico storm at the Estadio Azteca to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the third straight time with a rip-roaring 3-2 victory over the cohost on Sunday thanks to a Jude Bellingham double and Harry Kane penalty.
Thomas Tuchel¡¯s side made it hard for itself but handed the battling Mexicans their first-ever World Cup defeat at the iconic venue to set up a last-eight clash with Norway, ?which shocked Brazil 2-1 earlier on Sunday.
Mexico, which beat Ecuador 2-0 in the last 32 for its first win in the knockout stage in 40 years, had only ?lost two ?competitive games at the Azteca in 89 matches since 1966, but England made it three with a performance of ?attacking verve and defensive grit.
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