Group · Match 1FIFA World Cup 2026
Mexico
Manager: Javier Aguirre Onaindía
FT2 – 0
South Africa
Manager: Hugo Broos
9' J. Quiñones67' R. Jiménez
Mexico City Stadium · Thursday, 11 June 2026 · 20:00 · FT · Mexico won after full-time.
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Mexico4-1-4-1
Confirmed lineup
South Africa5-3-2
266.8↓66'
B. Gutiérrez
16★8.4↓79'
J. Quiñones
⚽
157.3
I. Reyes
86.9↓66'
Á. Fidalgo
17.1
R. Rangel
67.6↓76'
É. Lira
97.7↓76'
R. Jiménez
⚽
36.7
C. Montes
257.6
R. Alvarado
237.0
J. Gallardo
56.8
J. Vásquez
216.3
I. Okon
236.7↓61'
J. Adams
46.5
T. Mokoena
135.1
Y. Sithole
16.7
R. Williams
196.1
N. Sibisi
66.2↓77'
A. Modiba
96.3↓56'
L. Foster
146.8
M. Mbokazi
156.3↓77'
I. Rayners
206.6
K. Mudau
Substitutions
66' ▲ Luis Chávez ▼ Brian Gutiérrez
66' ▲ Gilberto Mora ▼ Álvaro Fidalgo
76' ▲ Edson Álvarez ▼ Érik Lira
76' ▲ Armando González ▼ Raúl Jiménez
79' ▲ Alexis Vega ▼ Julián Quiñones
56' ▲ Thalente Mbatha ▼ Lyle Foster
61' ▲ Themba Zwane ▼ Jayden Adams
76' ▲ Evidence Makgopa ▼ Iqraam Rayners
77' ▲ Oswin Appollis ▼ Aubrey Modiba
Match stats

Team totals

Mexico v South Africa · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
MexicoSouth Africa
60.9%
Possession
39.1%
11
Shots
2
2
Shots on target
1
2
Corners
2
7
Fouls
6
2
Cards
4
Full-time

Match report

Mexico Gets off to Flying Start in World Cup with Win Over South Africa

Mexico secured a victory at Mexico City Stadium against South Africa in their first game of the World Cup. The match ended with a final score of 2-0, following a 1-0 first half score.

In the 67th minute Raúl Jiménez increased the lead for Mexico, with an assist by Roberto Alvarado.

Mexico took an early lead when Julián Quiñones netted in the 9th minute, with an assist by Érik Lira, making it 1-0.

South Africa's Yaya Sithole was sent off in the 49th minute.

South Africa's Themba Zwane was sent off in the 84th minute.

The next World Cup games for Mexico are Korea Republic on 19 June and Czech Republic on 25 June. South Africa play Czech Republic on 18 June and Korea Republic on 25 June.

Mexico's César Montes  was sent off in the 90th minute.

Match stats

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Mexico v South Africa · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.33
Expected goals (xG)
0.07
1.40
xG on target
0.18
0
Counter attacks
2
2
Big chances created
0
Match stats

Player Ratings

31 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Mexico
Julián Quiñones
Julián Quiñones★
79' · 1G · 5 shots · 2 KP
8.45
Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Jiménez
76' · 1G · 4 shots · 2 KP · 1 tkl
7.70
Roberto Alvarado
Roberto Alvarado
90' · 1A · 2 KP · 4 tkl
7.60
Érik Lira
Érik Lira
76' · 1A · 1 KP · 2 tkl
7.56
Israel Reyes
Israel Reyes
90' · 1 shots · 2 KP
7.31
Raúl Rangel
Raúl Rangel
90'
7.11
Jesús Gallardo
Jesús Gallardo
90' · 2 shots
6.95
Álvaro Fidalgo
Álvaro Fidalgo
66' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.86
Johan Vásquez
Johan Vásquez
90' · 1 tkl
6.85
Brian Gutiérrez
Brian Gutiérrez
66' · 4 shots · 3 KP
6.83
Edson Álvarez
Edson Álvarez
14' · 1 tkl
6.77
César Montes
César Montes
90'
6.74
Luis Chávez
Luis Chávez
24' · 2 tkl
6.72
Alexis Vega
Alexis Vega
11'
6.48
Armando González
Armando González
14'
6.45
Gilberto Mora
Gilberto Mora
24'
6.39
South Africa
Mbekezeli Mbokazi
Mbekezeli Mbokazi
90' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 2 tkl
6.78
Ronwen Williams
Ronwen Williams
90'
6.72
Oswin Appollis
Oswin Appollis
13' · 1 tkl
6.69
Jayden Adams
Jayden Adams
61'
6.65
Evidence Makgopa
Evidence Makgopa
13'
6.64
Khuliso Mudau
Khuliso Mudau
90' · 4 tkl
6.63
Teboho Mokoena
Teboho Mokoena
90' · 1 KP
6.47
Thalente Mbatha
Thalente Mbatha
34' · 2 tkl
6.43
Iqraam Rayners
Iqraam Rayners
77'
6.35
Lyle Foster
Lyle Foster
56' · 1 shots
6.32
Ime Okon
Ime Okon
90' · 2 tkl
6.32
Aubrey Modiba
Aubrey Modiba
77' · 1 shots · 3 tkl
6.21
Nkosinathi Sibisi
Nkosinathi Sibisi
90'
6.09
Yaya Sithole
Yaya Sithole
49'
5.09
Themba Zwane
Themba Zwane
23'
4.66
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Head coaches · club’s current manager, not confirmed for this fixture
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Javier Aguirre Onaindía
Mexico · current manager
Record
Only 0 matches with Mexico so far
Coach
Hugo Broos
South Africa · current manager
Record
Only 0 matches with South Africa so far
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Mexico
3 markets
vs
South Africa
3 markets
86.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
1251Oddschecker (best price)
1.91Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
13.00Oddschecker (best price)
1.10Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
2.38Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · All games
South Africa
10 qualifiers · W6 D3 L1
Goals for / game1.7
Goals against / game0.6
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
Clean sheets50%
Failed to score20%
Mexico: no qualifying campaign data
Referee
W. Pereira Sampaio
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games

Win Draw Loss
Mexico

No previous fixtures available.

South Africa
  • 3-0HRwanda14 Oct
  • 0-0AZimbabwe10 Oct
  • 1-1HNigeria9 Sept
  • 3-0ALesotho5 Sept
  • 2-0ABenin25 Mar
  • 2-0HLesotho21 Mar
  • 3-1HZimbabwe11 Jun
  • 1-1ANigeria7 Jun
  • 0-2ARwanda21 Nov
  • 2-1HBenin18 Nov
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Mexico
overall
0/0
South Africa
overall
4/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Mexico
overall
0/0
South Africa
overall
4/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Mexico
overall
0/0
South Africa
overall
9/10
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