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Matchday 1 · Group A

🇲🇽 Mexico
2 – 0
Full time
🇿🇦 South Africa

Estadio Banorte (Azteca) · Mexico City
Latest result · Latest

Mexico v South Africa — Azteca opener live

Live coverage from Estadio Azteca as the 2026 World Cup gets under way.

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    Curtain-raiser at the Azteca

    The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca, where Mexico host South Africa in the tournament opener. Live updates will appear here from 14:00 local time.

01 – Match events

Match events

  1. 9' ⚽
    Julián Quiñones
  2. 17' 🟨
    Teboho Mokoena
  3. 23' 🟨
    Bryan Gutiérrez
  4. 49' 🟥
    Sphephelo Sithole
  5. 56' ↔️
    Lyle Foster
    → Thalente Mbatha
  6. 62' ↔️
    Jayden Adams
    → Themba Zwane
  7. 65' ↔️
    Bryan Gutiérrez
    → Luis Chávez
  8. 65' ↔️
    Álvaro Fidalgo
    → Gilberto Mora
  9. 67' ⚽
    Raúl Jiménez
  10. 73' 🟨
    Nkosinathi Sibisi
  11. 76' ↔️
    Aubrey Modiba
    → Oswin Appollis
  12. 76' ↔️
    Iqraam Rayners
    → Evidence Makgopa
  13. 76' ↔️
    Erik Lira
    → Edson Álvarez
  14. 76' ↔️
    Raúl Jiménez
    → Armando González
  15. 78' ↔️
    Julián Quiñones
    → Alexis Vega
  16. 83' 🟥
    Themba Zwane
  17. 90' 🟥
    César Montes
Squad · Mexico vs South Africa

Squad

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Squad
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27.9
Age
26.8
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Caps
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Javier Aguirre
Manager
Hugo Broos
4-3-3
Formation
4-3-3
← Mexico South Africa →
02 – Lineup

Lineup

🇲🇽

Mexico

4-3-3
XI
  • 1 Raúl Rangel
  • 3 César Montes (C)
  • 5 Johan Vásquez
  • 15 Israel Reyes
  • 23 Jesús Gallardo
  • 6 Erik Lira
  • 8 Álvaro Fidalgo
  • 26 Bryan Gutiérrez
  • 9 Raúl Jiménez
  • 16 Julián Quiñones
  • 25 Roberto Alvarado
Bench
  • 13 Guillermo Ochoa
  • 12 Carlos Acevedo
  • 2 Jorge Sánchez
  • 4 Edson Álvarez
  • 20 Mateo Chávez
  • 7 Luis Romo
  • 17 Orbelín Pineda
  • 18 Obed Vargas
  • 19 Gilberto Mora
  • 24 Luis Chávez
  • 10 Alexis Vega
  • 11 Santiago Giménez
  • 14 Armando González
  • 21 César Huerta
  • 22 Guillermo Martínez

Manager · Javier Aguirre

🇿🇦

South Africa

5-3-2
XI
  • 1 Ronwen Williams (C)
  • 6 Aubrey Modiba
  • 14 Mbekezeli Mbokazi
  • 19 Nkosinathi Sibisi
  • 20 Khuliso Mudau
  • 21 Ime Okon
  • 4 Teboho Mokoena
  • 13 Sphephelo Sithole
  • 23 Jayden Adams
  • 9 Lyle Foster
  • 15 Iqraam Rayners
Bench
  • 16 Sipho Chaine
  • 22 Ricardo Goss
  • 2 Thabang Matuludi
  • 3 Khulumani Ndamane
  • 18 Samukele Kabini
  • 24 Olwethu Makhanya
  • 26 Bradley Cross
  • 5 Thalente Mbatha
  • 11 Themba Zwane
  • 7 Oswin Appollis
  • 8 Tshepang Moremi
  • 10 Relebohile Mofokeng
  • 12 Thapelo Maseko
  • 17 Evidence Makgopa
  • 25 Kamogelo Sebelebele

Manager · Hugo Broos