Match Report
New Zealand entered with four wins in a row. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Mexico, 13/15 for New Zealand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 5 Mexico wins, 0 for New Zealand, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
J. Dickerson took charge of the match — our records show 57 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Soldier Field, capacity 14,286, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mexico led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Mexico: Orbelín Pineda (5'), Cesar Huerta (53'), Luis Romo (57')
Key stats
Possession: Mexico 56% · New Zealand 44% · Total shots: 13-2 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 5-4