Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the group stage (Group A) match of the 2026 World Cup played on JUN 11 at Estadio Azteca (Ciudad de México, Mexico), with a capacity of 80 824. Goals from J. Quinones (9′), R. Jimenez (67′). The VAR reviewed a card to Themba Zwane (82′). Julián Quiñones was named player of the match (rating 8.7).
🇲🇽 Ciudad de México · Mexico · 80 824
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View stadium page →⚽ Goalscorers
- 9'J. Quinones· assist E. Lira
- 67'R. Jimenez· assist R. Alvarado
🟨 Cards
- 17'Teboho Mokoena
- 23'Brian Gutiérrez
- 49'Siphephelo Sithole
- 74'Nkosinathi Sibisi
- 84'Themba Zwane
- 90+2'César Montes
📺 VAR
- 82'Card upgrade · Themba Zwane
Line-ups
Mexico4-1-4-1
Coach: Javier Aguirre
- 1R. RangelG
- 15I. ReyesD
- 3C. MontesD
- 5J. VasquezD
- 23J. GallardoD
- 6E. LiraM
- 25R. AlvaradoM
- 26B. GutierrezM
- 8A. FidalgoM
- 16J. QuinonesM
- 9R. JimenezF
Substitutes
13 G. Ochoa · 12 C. Acevedo · 22 G. Martinez · 24 L. Chavez · 18 O. Vargas · 20 M. Chavez Garcia · 17 O. Pineda · 10 A. Vega · 2 J. Sanchez · 4 E. Alvarez · 11 S. Gimenez · 21 C. S. Huerta Valera · 7 L. Romo · 14 A. Gonzalez · 19 G. Mora
South Africa5-3-2
Coach: Hugo Broos
- 1R. WilliamsG
- 20K. MudauD
- 19N. SibisiD
- 21I. OkonD
- 14M. MbokaziD
- 6A. ModibaD
- 4T. MokoenaM
- 13Y. SitholeM
- 23J. AdamsM
- 15I. RaynersF
- 9L. FosterF
Substitutes
22 R. Goss · 16 S. Chaine · 26 B. Cross · 5 T. Mbatha · 17 E. Makgopa · 2 T. Matuludi · 3 K. Ndamane · 11 T. Zwane · 7 O. Appollis · 8 T. Moremi · 12 T. Maseko · 25 K. Sebelebele · 24 O. Makhanya · 10 R. Mofokeng · 18 S. Kabini
Match stats
MexicoSouth Africa
- 61%Possession39%
- 16Total shots3
- 4Shots on target2
- 3Corners1
- 12Fouls11
- 1Offsides1
- 2Saves2
- 90%Pass accuracy81%
- 1.46Expected goals (xG)0.07