Mexico vs South Africa 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 on Thursday, 11 June 2026 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Wilton Pereira Sampaio. It was played at Estadio Azteca.
First half: Mexico took an early lead at 9' when J. Quiñones scored, with the assist credited to É. Lira, making the score 1-0. T. Mokoena received a yellow card for South Africa at 17'. B. Gutiérrez received a yellow card for Mexico at 23'.
Second half: S. Sithole received a red card for South Africa at 49'. South Africa made their 1st substitution at 56', with L. Foster replacing T. Mbatha. South Africa made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Adams replacing T. Zwane. Mexico made their 1st substitution at 66', with B. Gutiérrez replacing L. Chávez. Mexico made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Álvaro Fidalgo replacing G. Mora. Mexico extended the lead at 67' when R. Jiménez scored, with the assist credited to R. Alvarado, making the score 2-0. N. Sibisi received a yellow card for South Africa at 74'. Mexico made their 3rd substitution at 76', with É. Lira replacing E. Álvarez. Mexico made their 4th substitution at 76', with R. Jiménez replacing A. González. South Africa made their 3rd substitution at 76', with I. Rayners replacing E. Makgopa. South Africa made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Modiba replacing O. Appollis. Mexico made their 5th substitution at 79', with J. Quiñones replacing A. Vega. VAR intervened at 82' for South Africa (Card upgrade). T. Zwane received a red card for South Africa at 84'. C. Montes received a red card for Mexico at 90+2'.
Mexico used 5 substitutions while South Africa used 4 substitutions. Mexico got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while South Africa got 2 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
How the match was won
- Physical contest: 3 yellows, 3 reds.