Mexico and South Africa’s 2026 World Cup opener will be remembered for all the wrong reasons after a chaotic contest produced three red cards, joining an infamous list of the tournament’s most ill-disciplined matches.

Mexico'sJulian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored in the win at Estadio Azteca that had three red cards.

Three red cards, two goals and tons of drama headlined the co-hosts’ tournament-opening victory in Mexico City. Follow all the reaction.

Mexico got the World Cup party started as the co-hosts swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday, in an encounter with three red cards as the quadrennial...

The World Cup's opening match saw three players sent off with red cards, a rarity in international soccer.

Mexico made a commanding statement in the 2026 World Cup's opening match, defeating South Africa 2-0 at its Azteca Stadium. Two red cards in the second half left the Bafana Bafana…

Tres expulsiones y un 2-0 para México en el debut del Mundial 2026.

Mexico secured a 2-0 victory over South Africa in a dramatic 2026 FIFA World Cup opener, marked by three red cards. Read the match details here.

Mexico triumphed over South Africa 2-0 in the World Cup opener at Estadio Azteca, with goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez, amid South Africa’s two red cards and an…

Mexico defeated Bafana Bafana 2-0 in the World Cup opener at Azteca, exploiting defensive errors and a costly red card for South Africa.

Mexico ignited their World Cup party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa on Thursday as the biggest ever edition of the global footballing showpiece kicked off…

Bafana Bafana had two men sent off and Mexico another as the World Cup kicked off with a bang

Mexico kicked off the 2026 FIFA World Cup in emphatic fashion, defeating South Africa 2-0 before a packed Estadio Azteca on Thursday.

Mexico began their 2026 World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over South Africa, as Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored in a fiery match featuring three red cards.

The co-hosts won the opening World Cup match at the Azteca as three players were sent off — two for South Africa and one for Mexico

En el Estadio Azteca se vio al brasileño imponerle a tres jugadores tarjeta roja. Ninguna generó polémica y se dio un blooper con el inglés del juez en medio de una explicación.

For South Africa, however, the focus now turns to discipline and recovery after a night that will be remembered far more for its dismissals than its football

Mexico and South Africa played out some unwanted history in the 2026 opening game.

South Africa captain Ronwen Williams has urged his teammates not to lose faith in their World Cup campaign despite suffering a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in the opening match of the…

In de openingswedstrijd van het WK tussen Mexico en Zuid-Afrika werden maar liefst drie rode kaarten uitgedeeld door scheidsrechter Wilton Sampaio. Met de twee rode kaarten voor…

Sudáfrica y México protagonizaron el primer partido inaugural de una Copa del Mundo con tres expulsados y entraron en una histórica lista de encuentros con más tarjetas rojas.