Mexico had played 89 competitive games at the Azteca before this match and had only lost twice – to Costa Rica in 2001 and Honduras in 2013 (both World Cup qualifiers).
They had won 16 and drawn six of their 22 matches at the legendary stadium in Mexico City since that last defeat.
And their four games – all at home – in this World Cup had yielded four wins and four clean sheets.
On top of all that the team ranked 10th in the world were used to the altitude – the stadium is 7,220ft (2,240m) above sea level – which can make breathing tougher without enough time in advance of the game in which to adjust.
But England won in epic fashion thanks to Jude Bellingham’s first-half double and Harry Kane’s penalty, despite Quansah seeing red with the score 2-1 early in the second half.
A win for the ages.