Mexico 2–0 South Africa
Mexico
2–0HT 1–0
South Africa
Mexico played South Africa in the World Cup on 11 June 2026 at Estadio Banorte. The match finished 2–0.
Goals and cards
- 9'J. Quinones (assist by E. Lira)
- 17'Teboho Mokoena — Yellow card
- 23'Brian Gutiérrez — Yellow card
- 49'Siphephelo Sithole — Red card
- 67'R. Jimenez (assist by R. Alvarado)
- 74'Nkosinathi Sibisi — Yellow card
- 84'Themba Zwane — Red card
- 90+2'César Montes — Red card
Line-ups
Mexico 4-1-4-1
- R. Rangel
- I. Reyes
- C. Montes
- J. Vasquez
- J. Gallardo
- E. Lira
- R. Alvarado
- B. Gutierrez
- A. Fidalgo
- J. Quinones
- R. Jimenez
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Ochoa
- C. Acevedo
- G. Martinez
- L. Chavez
- O. Vargas
- M. Chavez Garcia
- O. Pineda
- A. Vega
- J. Sanchez
- E. Alvarez
- S. Gimenez
- C. S. Huerta Valera
- L. Romo
- A. Gonzalez
- G. Mora
- COACHES: Javier Aguirre
South Africa 5-3-2
- R. Williams
- K. Mudau
- N. Sibisi
- I. Okon
- M. Mbokazi
- A. Modiba
- T. Mokoena
- Y. Sithole
- J. Adams
- I. Rayners
- L. Foster
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Goss
- S. Chaine
- B. Cross
- T. Mbatha
- E. Makgopa
- T. Matuludi
- K. Ndamane
- T. Zwane
- O. Appollis
- T. Moremi
- T. Maseko
- K. Sebelebele
- O. Makhanya
- R. Mofokeng
- S. Kabini
- COACHES: Hugo Broos
Match statistics
| Mexico | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 16 | Total shots | 3 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Corners | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 61% | Possession | 39% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 520 | Total passes | 334 |
| 467 | Accurate passes | 272 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 1.46 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.07 |
| -0.72 | goals_prevented | -0.72 |