Jude Bellingham scored twice in ninety eight seconds to silence more than eighty thousand people, and that was only the first act. Mexico hit back through Julian Quinones before the break, Harry Kane rolled in a penalty, Raul Jimenez answered from the spot, and a thunderstorm delay somehow added to the theater rather than draining it.

Then England lost Jarell Quansah to a red card just before the hour and had to survive the entire second half a man down at the most hostile venue in world football. They did it, just, on the back of Kane's sixth of the tournament, a goal that pulled him level with Gerd Muller on the all-time World Cup list, and a goalkeeping display that will be remembered.

For pure entertainment this was the match of the tournament so far. Comebacks, penalties, a sending off, a raucous crowd and history at both ends. Mexico lost, but everyone who watched this one won.