Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 on 11 June 2026 at Mexico City Stadium. It was the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Julian Quinones scored after nine minutes. Raul Jimenez made it 2-0 on 67 minutes. Three players were sent off, so Mexico finished with ten men and South Africa with nine.
Bet
How it paid
Why
1X2
Mexico win
Mexico won the match 2-0.
Under 2.5 goals
Won
The match had two goals.
Both teams to score
No won
South Africa did not score.
Cards
Three red cards were shown
What it paid depends on the site rule and the line.
How it finished
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 on 11 June 2026 at Mexico City Stadium. It was the opening match of the tournament. Quinones scored on nine minutes. Jimenez headed the second on 67.
It was a bad-tempered match. The referee showed three red cards. Mexico finished with ten players and South Africa with nine.
South Africa recovered from it. Bafana drew with Czechia and beat the Republic of Korea. That took them into the round of 32, the first World Cup knockout round the country has ever reached.
What the result did to the bets
One 2-0 result paid three bets in three different directions. The 1X2 bet, the under 2.5 goals bet and the both teams to score bet all came off the same ninety minutes. So read how a bet settles before you stake on it, not after.
Three red cards is why a cards bet needs a careful read. Sites do not agree on whether a second yellow counts as a red. They also differ on what happens to a card bet when a match is abandoned.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Mexico vs South Africa preview FIFA. We checked this on 2026-05-19. The fixture date for Mexico vs South Africa, read before the match was played. The result is recorded on this site separately.
National Responsible Gambling Programme South African Responsible Gambling Foundation. We checked this on 2026-05-17. Responsible gambling support and the 0800 006 008 counselling line.
CAF Confederation of African Football. We checked this on 2026-05-19. African football competition context.