Mexico's record at the Azteca Stadium: Daunting record England must overcome to secure quarter-final berth
England are through to the last 16 of the World Cup.
Victory for Thomas Tuchel's men against DR Congo in Atlanta on Tuesday evening means the Three Lions can now begin preparations for what will be their sternest test of this summer's showpiece to date.
Co-hosts Mexico have been in hugely impressive form, breezing through the group stages, winning all three of their matches without conceding a goal, before upstaging Ecuador 2-0 in the last 32.
Few will have backed Javier Aguirre's side to go the full distance and reign supreme in the footballing spectacular for the first time, but make no mistake about it, the Latin American side are fast growing in belief.
England will be fully aware of everything that will be lying in wait for them this weekend at one of, if not the, most iconic footballing venues on the planet - the Azteca.
Sat at high altitude, the fabled home of the Mexican football side has almost always favoured their residents; plenty of global powerhouses have attempted to crack it in the past, and almost all have come up short.
In fact, of the 88 competitive fixtures Mexico have undertaken inside the stadium, they have lost just TWO!
Sixty-nine of those encounters have ended in victory with the other 17 finishing in stalemate.
It's also worth noting that of the 10 fixtures El Tri have played there at the World Cup, they've not been beaten.
Will England crack the code and succeed where so many others have failed, or will Mexico's class of '26 further extend their nation's remarkable run of form at their fearsome institution?
Who were the last team to beat Mexico at the Azteca in a competetive fixture?
- Honduras (1-2), 2013
Honduras were the last team to emerge victorious against Mexico at their fabled Azteca home in a competitive fixture some 13 years ago.
Their only other loss came against Costa Rica 12 years earlier, when they inflicted an identical 2-1 defeat upon the Latin Americans.
