WC 2026 ⚽ · 11 June 2026
World Cup 2026 ⚽️Opens With a Bang — and Two Red Cards
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Mexico launched the 2026 FIFA World Cup in style, defeating South Africa 2–0 at the iconic Estadio Azteca. Julián Quiñones fired home after a South African defensive error in the ninth minute, before veteran Raúl Jiménez nodded in a second. South Africa’s night unravelled completely — Sphephelo Sithole was dismissed for a last-man foul, then Themba Zwane saw red after a VAR review, leaving Bafana Bafana with just nine men.
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