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Will both teams score during Mexico vs England match?

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MARKET SUMMARY

This market centers on the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 knockout fixture between Mexico and England at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, with attention focused on whether both sides manage to score across the full course of play, including any extra time required to separate them. The tie is a striking focal point because it is a single-elimination contest at altitude that must produce a winner to advance, pitting a passionate host nation backed by a famous stadium against an England side accustomed to deep tournament runs. Traders are assessing the likelihood that each team finds the net at least once, weighing the attacking threats of both sides against their defensive structures and the cautious rhythms of knockout football.

RULES
  1. Market Outcomes and Resolution Criteria: The market resolves YES if both Mexico and England each score at least 1 goal in counted match time. It resolves NO if either team fails to score, including a 0-0 result or any result in which only one team scores. Because this is a knockout fixture, counted match time includes any extra time played, but goals scored in a penalty shootout are excluded. The market resolves to Tie only under the postponement and cancellation conditions in Rule 5; in the event of a Tie resolution, all positions settle at $0.50 per share.

  2. Definition of "Both Teams Score": Both Teams Score is satisfied when the goals officially credited to Mexico is 1 or more AND the goals officially credited to England is 1 or more, measured at the conclusion of counted match time, defined as the 90 minutes of normal play plus referee-added stoppage time, plus — if the tie is level after 90 minutes — the two 15-minute periods of extra time and their stoppage time. An own goal is credited to the benefiting team and counts toward that team's tally for this purpose. Penalty kicks converted during normal or extra time count as goals; goals scored in a penalty shootout do NOT count. The market resolves on the credited tallies at the referee's final whistle of the last period played.

  3. Official Sources and Evidence: Primary source: the Sportmonks API (https://www.sportmonks.com/) for the full-time result, extra-time result, and goalscorer data. Secondary sources for corroboration only: the official 2026 FIFA World Cup match record published by FIFA (https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup), ESPN, and FlashScore. The Sportmonks record is the definitive record in the event of any discrepancy.

  4. Resolution Timing: The market resolves no sooner than 1 hour after the official final result — inclusive of any extra time — is posted on the Sportmonks API. Trading may already be closed or paused under Rule 7; all open positions are locked through to resolution.

  5. Handling Postponements and Cancellations: If the match is postponed, suspended, cancelled, or abandoned before an official final result is reached, the market remains open during a 24-hour waiting period to allow the fixture to be completed. If no eligible completed final result exists more than 24 hours past the scheduled kickoff, the market resolves to Tie, and all positions settle at $0.50 per share. Partial scores from an abandoned match are ignored unless the fixture is officially resumed and completed within the waiting window, in which case the final counted-time tallies are used.

  6. Ambiguities and Disputes: In the event of conflicting scoreline or goalscorer reports between sources, the Sportmonks record takes precedence, including its attribution of goals and own goals. If the primary Sportmonks source is unavailable at resolution time, a consensus of at least two secondary sources is used. VAR-confirmed goals follow the official match record. Any result under active official protest or review remains unresolved until FIFA issues a final ruling.

  7. Trading Window and Pause: Trading remains open throughout the match, from kickoff until the referee signals the end of counted play (full-time, or the end of extra time if played). The YES outcome may be locked the moment both teams have each scored at least once, because a scored goal cannot be un-scored; the NO outcome cannot be locked before the end of counted play, since the still-scoreless team can score in any remaining time, including extra time. At the end of counted play the tallies are fixed and all open positions are locked through to resolution. If the tie proceeds to a penalty shootout, the shootout does not affect this market and trading remains locked pending resolution.