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xG Mexico England World Cup 2026 | Expected Goals Stats Mexico 2-3 ENG Round of 16

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Mexico vs England in their Round of 16 clash at the 2026 World Cup. England edged the game 3:2 to progress to a quarter-final against Norway, who upset Brazil in their Round of 32 game.

xG Mexico 1.85-1.59 England shots map (actual score MEX 2-3 ENG)

0-1 Bellingham header goal xG 0.40
0-2 Bellingham second goal xG 0.29
1-2 Quinones goal xG 0.18
1-3 Kane penalty goal xG 0.80
2-3 Jimenez penalty goal xG 0.80

xG England vs Mexico World Cup 2026

England had just 33% possession and 6 total shots in the entire game, but 5/6 were on target. Mexico had 20 odd total shots by comparison, but had the same number of shots on target.

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L’Equipe Diario AS Newspaper Player Ratings England vs DR Congo World Cup 2026- Spence, Rice, Rashford & others

Here is a look at the European sports newspaper player ratings for England vs DR Congo at the World Cup 2026. England were rescued by Harry Kane, who scored a fine double in the second half after DRC had raced to an early lead.

L’Equipe player ratings England vs DR Congo World Cup 2026

French newspaper L’Equipe thought that DRC’s starters were better than England’s on the evening (average rating of 5.5/10 for DRC versus 5/10 for England). They thought Djed Spence and Yoane Wissa both struggled for their respective teams (3/10 rating) while Kane and Congolese goalkeeper Mpasi were the pick of the players (8/10).

Declan Rice got a 6/10 from the French newspaper while Marcus Rashford was given a 5.

England vs DRC Player Ratings 2026 World Cup

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xG England Ghana World Cup 2026 | Expected Goals Match Stats ENG 0-0 Black Stars

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from England vs Ghana at the 2026 World Cup. Despite having 19 total shots and 79% ball possession, England were unable to score a goal against the Black Stars and this group stage fixture ended in a 0-0 draw.

xG England 1.29-0.16 Ghana shots map (actual score ENG 0-0 GHA)

England’s best chance on xG was when Harry Kane missed from close range immediately after Nico O’Reilly had hit the bar (both in the 86th minute). Apart from this, there was a last minute header from Guehi (90+3 minute), but very little notable chances otherwise for Thomas Tuchel’s side despite them having nearly 4/5ths of ball possession. The official stats had Ghana register 2 total shots in the entire game while England had 19 total shots (only 3 of those 19 were on target)

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