Mexico 2-0 South Africa · World Cup 2026
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Mexico and South Africa met in the World Cup 2026 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Thursday, 11 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Mexico: J. Quiñones 9'; R. Jiménez 67'. South Africa did not score.
How the match went
Mexico saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Mexico had 16 shots with 4 on target, South Africa 3 with 2 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 3 to Mexico and 1 to South Africa. Mexico conceded 12 fouls, South Africa 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Mexico, 2 for South Africa) and 3 red cards.
Line-ups
Mexico started in a 4-1-4-1: Raúl Rangel, Israel Reyes, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo, Erik Lira, Roberto Alvarado, Brian Gutiérrez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez.
South Africa started in a 5-3-2: Ronwen Williams, Khuliso Mudau, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Ime Okon, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Aubrey Modiba, Teboho Mokoena, Yaya Sithole, Jayden Adams, Iqraam Rayners, Lyle Foster.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.