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Mexico, Norway, France Advance at 2026 World Cup
Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-1 in a round-of-16 qualifier. Norway and France also secured wins to move forward in the tournament.
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Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-1 on Tuesday at a high-altitude venue in a match that featured goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez. The result marks Mexico's first knockout-stage victory at a World Cup in 40 years and sets up a potential round-of-16 matchup with England. Norway opened the day's action in Dallas with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast. Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal.
France later defeated Sweden 3-0 in New Jersey.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the victory, which positions France to face Paraguay in the round of 16. The three results leave several teams still awaiting their next opponents as the group stage concludes.
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