England just pulled off what might be the most dramatic Round of 16 victory in their World Cup history, beating Mexico 3-2 at Estadio Azteca on July 5. And somewhere between Jude Bellingham’s brace and a red card that nearly derailed everything, crypto betting platforms were having their own kind of moment.
Sir Geoff Hurst, the only man to score a hat trick in a World Cup final, openly questioned whether this performance tops anything England has done on foreign soil since 1966.
The match that had everything
Bellingham scored twice in two minutes during the first half, finding the net at the 36th and 38th minute marks.
Harry Kane added a penalty at the 60th minute to push England to 3-0. Mexico’s Quiñones had already pulled one back in the 42nd minute, and Jiménez converted a penalty of his own in the 69th to make it 3-2. Then Jarell Quansah saw red, forcing England to grind out the remaining minutes with 10 men against a Mexican side playing in front of a hostile home crowd at the Azteca.
