Mexico vs South Africa — World Cup 2026 Group A
Group AFull Time
🇲🇽MexicoFIFA #15
2–0
🇿🇦South AfricaFIFA #60
WC Pedigree
Titles
Apps
17
Goals
Best: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)60
Titles
Apps
3
Goals
Best: Group stage7
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Match Recap
Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in their opening Group A match, a group which also includes South Korea and Czechia. J. Quinones opened the scoring for Mexico in the 9th minute, with Raul Jimenez adding a second goal in the 67th. The match saw three red cards, with South Africa receiving two and Mexico one.
Generated 2026-07-17 12:01 UTC
AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies
Lineups
🇲🇽Mexico
South Africa🇿🇦
🇲🇽Mexico
4-1-4-1
9
25
26
8
16
6
15
3
5
23
1
🇿🇦South Africa
5-3-2
1
20
19
21
14
6
4
13
23
15
9
Coach: Javier Aguirre
Coach: Hugo Broos
Substitutions
66'B. Gutierrez for L. Chavez
66'A. Fidalgo for G. Mora
76'E. Lira for E. Alvarez
76'R. Jimenez for A. Gonzalez
77'I. Rayners for E. Makgopa
77'A. Modiba for O. Appollis
79'J. Quinones for A. Vega
Bench
Mexico