Julián Quiñones' goal against England in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup not only restored hope to the Mexican team during the match, but also allowed it to achieve one of the most important individual marks in national soccer. With that score, the forward reached four goals in World Cups and equaled Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and Luis “Matador” Hernández as the top Mexican scorers in the history of the tournament.

Julián Quiñones reaches the top of Mexican scorers in World Cups

The attacker scored in the 42nd minute to go one back on the scoreboard against England, thus scoring his fourth goal in the 2026 World Cup.

In his first World Cup participation, Julián Quiñones found the goal against South Africa, the Czech Republic, Ecuador and England, establishing himself as the main offensive reference for the Mexican team during the tournament.

Thanks to that performance, the forward equaled the record of four goals shared by Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and Luis “Matador” Hernández.

This is how he got his four goals in the 2026 World Cup

Julián Quiñones' scoring path began in the Group Stage with a score against South Africa. After being left without scoring against South Korea, he appeared again against the Czech Republic, repeated against Ecuador in the round of 32 and closed his account with a goal against England in the round of 16.

With this, he equaled a record that only two Mexican soccer leaders had achieved in the highest national team competition.

Mexico's top scorers in the World Cups

With four goals, Julián Quiñones shares first place among Mexico's scorers in the World Cup along with Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and Luis “Matador” Hernández.

Quiñones equaled a mark achieved in a different way

Although the three forwards share the same number of goals in World Cups, each one reached the record under different circumstances.

Luis “Matador” Hernández scored his four goals during France 1998, with a double against South Korea and goals against the Netherlands and Germany.

For his part, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández distributed his four goals in three World Cup editions: South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018.

In the case of Julián Quiñones, the four goals came in his World Cup debut during the 2026 World Cup, a performance that placed him at the level of two of the most outstanding forwards in the history of the Mexican national team.

How many goals does Julián Quiñones score with the Mexico team?

In addition to his four goals in the 2026 World Cup, Julián Quiñones has six goals with the Mexico team.

His first goal with the national team came on March 21, 2024 against Panama in the Concacaf Nations League, while the second was scored in a preparation match against Brazil. Added to those goals are the four goals he scored during the current World Cup.