Mexico completes perfect World Cup group stage with 3-0 win over Czech Republic
Mexico ended Group A on nine points and a 6-0 goal difference, sealing a first-ever perfect World Cup group stage with a 3-0 rout of Czechia.
Mateo Chávez, Julián Quiñones and Álvaro Fidalgo scored after halftime as Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 at Estadio Azteca to complete a perfect Group A sweep and finish with nine points. The result gave Mexico its first World Cup group stage won with three straight victories and sent Czechia out at the bottom of the group with one point.
The game was tight through much of the first half, but Mexico kept control after the break and turned a cautious start into a statement finish. Chávez scored in the 55th minute, Quiñones followed six minutes later, and Fidalgo added the third deep in stoppage time at 90+4. Mexico had already clinched first place before kickoff, yet Javier Aguirre’s side kept pressing in front of its home crowd in Mexico City rather than settling for the result.
The sweep carried historical weight. Mexico had never before gone through a World Cup group stage with a perfect record, and its previous best finishes in group play were two wins and a draw in 1986 and 2002. The 2026 run left the co-hosts with a 3-0-0 record and a 6-0 goal difference, the kind of margin that points to more than good fortune in a favorable group.
It also strengthened the case that Mexico’s tournament has been built on more than one line of attack. Chávez, Quiñones and Fidalgo all found the net, and the scoring spread reflected a side that has been able to win in different phases and from different players. Mexico’s next match is scheduled for June 30 in Mexico City against a third-placed team from another group, a knockout test that will tell whether the group-stage form travels beyond the comfort of home soil.
Aguirre struck a measured note after the final whistle, saying the team played a good game but still has things to work on. The performance around Guillermo Ochoa added another layer to the evening, with teammates lifting the veteran goalkeeper after the match following what was described as his first appearance in a sixth World Cup. For Mexico, the group stage did more than secure progress: it answered pressure with results and left the co-hosts entering the knockout round with momentum, depth and a clearer sense of their ceiling.
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