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Match finished

Mexico 2-0 South Africa

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.

Bafana supporters in green and gold walk across wet tarmac toward a floodlit stadium on a rainy night, one draped in a South African flag and another carrying a flag on a pole.
BetHow it paidWhy
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.

None of this is a prediction. The match is played and the bets on it are settled. We keep it here as a worked example.

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Questions

When was Mexico vs South Africa played?

They played on 11 June 2026 at Mexico City Stadium. Mexico won 2-0.

Why is this page still here if the match is over?

The page was already here, so we kept it as the record. It holds the result, the scorers and how the main bets paid, all in one place.

How did the main bets pay?

Mexico won the 1X2 bet. Under 2.5 goals won. Both teams to score settled as no.

Can anyone still bet on this match?

No. The match finished on 11 June 2026, so there is no bet and no offer left to claim on it.

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