New Delhi, July 6 -- England defeated Mexico in a five-goal thriller while Brazil were handed a shock loss at the hands of Norway as the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal line-up takes shape on Monday. After France and Morocco made their way into the last eight a day earlier, England kept their dreams alive for a second World Cup after 60 years, Norway went ahead this far for the first time.

At Estadio Azteca, Mexico certainly had the home advantage and an opportunity to make its deepest run in the FIFA World Cup, but El Tri let it slip away. Playing at altitude with the passionate backing of more than 80,000 fans, and with a man advantage for most of the second half, Mexico scored twice but could never equalize and lost 3-2.

Mexico hadn...