Mexico vs Serbia, 2026 International Friendly
· International FriendlyAbout
Mexico are hosting Serbia
at Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, Toluca, Mexico, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nikola Simic.
- 8': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Filip Stankovic (Serbia). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 8': Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Filip Stankovic (Serbia). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Filip Stankovic.
- 9': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 10': Nikola Stulic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
- 11': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberto Alvarado.
- 12': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Vanja Dragojevic (Serbia).
- 14': Stefan Bukinac (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 16': Foul by Vanja Dragojevic (Serbia).
- 16': Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Vanja Dragojevic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Goal! Mexico 0, Serbia 1. Petar Stanic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Filip Stankovic (Serbia). Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
- 23': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
- 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nikola Simic.
- 30': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Lazar Randjelovic.
- 31': Attempt missed. César Montes (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Nikola Stulic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Mexico).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Vanja Dragojevic.
- 34': Goal! Mexico 1, Serbia 1. Johan Vásquez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez following a corner.
- 37': Offside, Serbia. Petar Stanic is caught offside.
- 38': Petar Stanic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Mexico).
- 39': Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 41': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 41': Nikola Simic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Lazar Randjelovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico).
- 43': Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Filip Stankovic (Serbia). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.
- 45'+2': Own Goal by Stefan Bukinac, Serbia. Mexico 2, Serbia 1.
- 45'+4': Petar Stanic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Julián Quiñones (Mexico).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Mexico 2, Serbia 1.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Mihailo Ivanovic replaces Nikola Stulic.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 2, Serbia 1.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Dejan Zukic replaces Petar Stanic.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Lazar Randjelovic.
- 45': Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces Érik Lira.
- 46': Offside, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 49': Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico).
- 49': Offside, Serbia. Stefan Bukinac is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Stefan Bukinac (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic.
- 54': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
- 57': Julián Quiñones (Mexico) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 57': Goal! Mexico 3, Serbia 1. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 58': Substitution, Mexico. Alexis Vega replaces Julián Quiñones.
- 58': Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Martínez replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 59': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 59': Substitution, Mexico. Gilberto Mora replaces Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 59': Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces César Montes.
- 60': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ivanovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 61': Substitution, Serbia. Adem Avdic replaces Stefan Bukinac.
- 61': Substitution, Serbia. Njegos Petrovic replaces Vanja Dragojevic.
- 61': Substitution, Serbia. Veljko Ilic replaces Filip Stankovic.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
- 65': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 65': Dejan Zukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Adem Avdic (Serbia).
- 68': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Adem Avdic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Vukasin Djurdjevic (Serbia).
- 70': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Aleksandar Stankovic.
- 72': Own Goal by Adem Avdic, Serbia. Mexico 4, Serbia 1.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Romo replaces Jesús Gallardo.
- 73': Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Roberto Alvarado.
- 73': Substitution, Mexico. Mateo Chávez replaces Johan Vásquez.
- 75': Substitution, Serbia. Ognjen Mimovic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic.
- 75': Substitution, Serbia. Vasilije Kostov replaces Vukasin Djurdjevic.
- 75': Substitution, Serbia. Petar Petrovic replaces Nikola Simic.
- 78': Alexis Vega (Mexico) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
- 78': Attempt missed. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gilberto Mora with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Serbia. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Vladimir Lucic.
- 79': Substitution, Serbia. Mirko Milikic replaces Strahinja Erakovic.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Mirko Milikic (Serbia).
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
- 86': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 87': Gilberto Mora (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Vasilije Kostov (Serbia).
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Adem Avdic (Serbia).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Goal! Mexico 5, Serbia 1. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Mexico 5, Serbia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 5, Serbia 1.
Statistics
 SRB |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 254 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
| 302 | Passes | 567 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 1 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 19 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Location: Toluca, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Location: Toluca, Mexico
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Rangel (GK) |
| 5 | Johan Vásquez |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 6 | Erik Lira |
| 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 2 | Jorge Sánchez |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
| 26 | Brian Gutiérrez |
| 16 | Julián Quiñones |
| 8 | Álvaro Fidalgo  |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
Serbia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Stankovic (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Simic |
| 16 | Strahinja Erakovic |
| 25 | Stefan Bukinac |
| 26 | Vukasin Durdevic |
| 24 | Petar Stanic |
| 6 | Vanja Dragojevic |
| 10 | Aleksandar Stankovic |
| 18 | Nikola Stulic |
| 21 | Vladimir Lucic |
| 11 | Lazar Randelovic |
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