Mora makes record in match against Ecuador in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

• Mora will start against Ecuador in Group stage at 17 years and 259 days, making him the youngest player to appear for the national team in the World Cup qualifiers
• He made his debut for Mexico in the World Cup qualifiers at 17 years and 240 days against Ecuador
• Tijuana striker Mora scored against Ecuador at home, helping his team to a 2-0 win

Mexican striker Guillermo Mora proved the result in the match for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador with a 2-0 win at home. The win came after a draw in the first half, when the Mexican team scored twice in the second half. The match ended with a 2-0 scoreline.

Mora will go down in history against Ecuador in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at 17 years and 259 days, which is 20 days longer than the previous record holder, Pelé, whose record was set in 1958. That makes Mora the youngest player in Mexico’s history to score in a World Cup qualifier match.

In addition, in the 72nd minute, after the opening goal, he scored the second goal against Ecuador. With the score at 2-0, the match ended after 16 minutes of stoppage time.

In the meantime, Mora also set another record: he is the youngest player to play for Club Tijuana in Liga MX and the youngest to make his debut in Liga MX against Santos Laguna on September 19, 2024.

In the match against Ecuador, Agirre scored for Mexico on April 19, and then the second goal was scored by Mora. The final score was 4-3-3.

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