'Wait, what?': Players were left speechless as the referee explained the VAR decision in an apparent shaky English after a controversial red card.

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...

Follow LIVE updates on the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa.

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…

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 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.

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…

Mexico began their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa in a fiery encounter at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.

Analyzing the record-breaking three red cards shown by referee Wilton Sampaio in Mexico's game with South Africa

El juez brasileño quedó expuesto en el partido inaugural por un hecho inusual

As many as three red cards were given on Wednesday night. One really hopes that the frenzy doesn’t pick up over time! | Football News