{"id":6059,"date":"2026-07-03T16:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:34:36","slug":"2026-world-cup-odds-mexico-opens-as-underdog-vs-england-in-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=6059","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup Odds: Mexico Opens As Underdog vs. England In Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Building off the momentum of winning Group A, Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 in the Round of 32, marking its first knockout stage win since 1986.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Now, in the Round of 16, El Tri will face England in Mexico City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Here are the updated odds for how Mexico will fare in this year&#8217;s tournament at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><i>This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about <\/i><i><u>Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/u><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>MONEYLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Mexico: +210 (bet $10 to win $31 total)<br \/>Draw: +210 (bet $10 to win $31 total)<br \/>England: +140 (bet $10 to win $24 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>TO ADVANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Mexico: +112 (bet $10 to win $21.20 total)<br \/>England: -140 (bet $10 to win $17.14 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>Mexico \u2014 Stage of Elimination<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Last 16: -155 (bet $10 to win $16.45 total)<br \/>Quarterfinals: +260 (bet $10 to win $36 total)<br \/>Semifinals: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)<br \/>Runner-up: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)<br \/>Outright winner: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)<\/p>\n<p><span>Mexico will play a home game against Three Lions in the Round of 16 (Getty Images).<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Mexico\u2019s only other World Cup knockout stage win also came at Estadio Azteca in the 1986 Round of 16, a 2-0 win over Bulgaria. 40 years later, Mexico has done it again by the exact same score at the exact same historic stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>With the win, Mexico remains unbeaten in World Cup group games at home, going a combined 8-2-0 (W-D-L), with two wins and a draw in 1970 and 1986, and now four wins in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Even more impressively, Mexico has not lost a home game since an October 2018 friendly against Chile and has not lost a competitive home game since September 2013, a World Cup qualifier vs. Honduras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>1930: Group stage<br \/>1934: Did not qualify<br \/>1938: Withdrew<br \/>1950: Group stage<br \/>1954: Group stage<br \/>1958: Group stage<br \/>1962: Group stage<br \/>1966: Group stage<br \/>1970: Quarterfinals<br \/>1974: Did not qualify<br \/>1978: Group stage<br \/>1982: Did not qualify<br \/>1986: Quarterfinals<br \/>1990: Banned<br \/>1994: Round of 16<br \/>1998: Round of 16<br \/>2002: Round of 16<br \/>2006: Round of 16<br \/>2010: Round of 16<br \/>2014: Round of 16<br \/>2018: Round of 16<br \/>2022: Group stage<br \/>2026: TBD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Building off the momentum of winning Group A, Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 in the Round of 32, marking its first knockout stage win since 1986.\u00a0 Now, in the Round of 16, El Tri will face England in Mexico City on Sunday. 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