Red opening. Mexico kicks off the World Cup with a win over South Africa

Mexico’s national team opened the 2026 World Cup finals with an easy two-goal win over South Africa at the Mexico City Stadium on Thursday night.

And he didn’t wait Mexican national team The “Boys'” goal was repeatedly threatened in the 5th minute by Raul Jimenez’s strong shot, but the goalkeeper Williams blocked it brilliantly.

El Tri Color’s onslaught continued until they scored in the 9th minute through Julián Quiñones.

The South African team tried to quickly rectify the situation, but failed to fix the result, ending the first half with a score of 1-0 to Mexico.

At the start of the second half, South Africa suffered a painful blow when their player Yaya Sithole was sent off in the 49th minute.

Raul Jimenez scored the second goal for the Mexican national team in the 67th minute with a strong header from Roberto Alvarado’s pass.

South Africa were unable to break down Mexico’s strong defense before suffering a second blow, with Themba Zwane sent off in the 84th minute.

In the 90+2 minutes, the Mexican national team played with 10 players, after Cesar Montes was sent off, so the match ended with a 2-0 victory for “El Tri Color”.

Mexico and South Africa are in Group A alongside South Korea and the Czech Republic.