Quiñones equaled Maradona, Mexico scored 10 goals, but was sent home by ten man England.

The turf of the Azteca Stadium was nearly trampled flat by the Mexican fans.

In the 42nd minute, Quiñones pounced on a loose ball and smashed it home, sending the stands into absolute chaos. It was the fourth goal of this tournament for the naturalized Mexican striker. Four goals tied Maradona's World Cup scoring record set at this very stadium in 1986. Chivetz also scored four here in 1970. Decades-old records finally gained a third name.

What Maradona did at the Azteca in 1986, the English know best. Now, a naturalized striker from Colombia trampled their idol underfoot, right in front of all of Mexico.

The hosts pulled out their entire offensive history book tonight. Quiñones had 4 goals and 1 assist, directly involved in 5 goals in a single tournament, a first in Mexican history. Raúl Jiménez also scored 3. For the first time ever, Mexico had two players score at least 3 goals in a single World Cup. The team scored 10 goals total, throwing their previous record of 8 goals from the 1998 summer in France into the trash.

But the other side of the scoreboard was even more glaring.

Bellingham met a Saka cross with a diving header, then two minutes later latched onto a Kane through ball and slotted it home. 98 seconds, a brace. The high altitude of the Azteca's devilish home ground was a joke against the lung capacity of the English. Quiñones' 42nd-minute strike was merely a round of CPR for a defense that had already been pierced through.

In the second half, Quansah was sent off for a reckless tackle, leaving England with ten men. The Mexicans thought the dawn had come.

But the three lions, down a man, won a penalty instead. Kane stepped up to the spot, scored, 1-3. He casually pushed his combined club and country goal tally for the season to 73, surpassing Gerd Müller's 72 goals in the 1972/73 season to stand alone in second place in history. Only Messi's 82 goals lay ahead.

Record breakers were competing at the Azteca. Kane then conceded a penalty with a clearance foul in his own box. VAR intervened, England gave away a spot kick, Mexico accepted. Raúl Jiménez converted with a stuttered run, 2-3.

It was his 48th goal for the national team. In the previous match against Ecuador, his 47th goal had surpassed Borgetti to make him Mexico's second all-time leading scorer, with only Chicharito's 52 goals ahead.

One stadium, one match, and the Mexicans had turned their record books upside down.

But with a man advantage, Mexico's attack felt like a crossing endurance test. They sent high balls into the box time and again, only for them to be headed out by English center-backs time and again. Clinging to wing crosses as a lifeline, they turned a World Cup knockout match into a Championship relegation battle. They could never break down the defense in open play, needing a penalty from the opponent just to pull one back.

The final whistle blew, 2-3.

Bellingham walked over to 17-year-old Mexican youngster Mora and pulled off his jersey. No one cared about the gesture. Quiñones had tied Maradona's goal-scoring record at the Azteca, and the team had set a new high with 10 goals.

But in the quarter-final list, there was no Mexico.