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By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ<\/p>\n

MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

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In the same stadium where England fell victim to Diego Maradona\u2019s Hand of God goal in the 1986 World Cup against Argentina, it was the foot of Kane that gave the nation redemption 40 years later.<\/p>\n

Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England\u2019s two-goal lead.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a crazy game. We had to fight,\u201d Kane said, his voice hoarse. \u201cI can\u2019t really talk, but the occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bellingham stunned the crowd of 80,824 at a venue where Mexico was unbeaten in 10 World Cup matches, including three this year, when he scored on a header in the 36th minute and again in the 38th on a pass from Kane.<\/p>\n

Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones scored for El Tri in the 42nd minute, and the game appeared to turn in Mexico\u2019s favor when Quansah was shown a red card in the 54th for a dangerous foul on Jes\u00fas Gallardo.<\/p>\n

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But England was awarded a penalty for a challenge by Mexico goalkeeper Ra\u00fal Rangel, and Kane converted for his sixth goal of this tournament and 14th of his World Cup career, matching Gerd M\u00fcller of West Germany for fifth on the scoring list. Kane sits one behind Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race.<\/p>\n

Kane then committed a foul that made him the first player since at least 1966 to score and concede a penalty in a World Cup game. Ra\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez converted the kick with a stutter-step approach to move El Tri within 3-2.<\/p>\n

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Mexico attacked relentlessly over the final 21 minutes, plus 11 minutes of stoppage time, but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and England\u2019s defenders held steady.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is probably one of the biggest England wins in a while, probably the biggest one I can remember as a fan or player,\u201d Bellingham said. \u201cThe best night of my England career.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Midfielder Jordan Henderson was taken to a hospital after the match with a wrist injury, coach Thomas Tuchel said. He was hurt when he tumbled over an advertising board during the postgame celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite a serious injury,\u201d Tuchel said.<\/p>\n

Mexico has not reached the quarterfinals since hosting in 1986. Since then, it has lost in the round of 16 eight times, failed to advance past the group stage in 2022 and was disqualified from the 1990 tournament.<\/p>\n

It was Mexico\u2019s third competitive loss at Azteca, which opened in 1966, after a pair of 2-1 defeats in World Cup qualifiers, to Costa Rica in 2001 and to Honduras in 2013.<\/p>\n

The stadium sits 7,300 feet (2,200 meters) above sea level and England\u2019s travel schedule gave it no opportunity to get used to the altitude. Mexico\u2019s passionate fans blasted horns outside the England hotel to disrupt players\u2019 sleep, and the start of the match was delayed an hour because of a thunderstorm.<\/p>\n

No matter. England is on to the quarterfinals as it seeks its first title since 1966, and its outnumbered fans continued their tradition of serenading the victorious Three Lions with Oasis\u2019 \u201cWonderwall.\u201d<\/p>\n

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See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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