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FIFA World Cup 2026 Highlights: Mexico Beats South Africa 2-0 in Three-Red-Card Thriller

FIFA World Cup 2026 Highlights: Mexico Beats South Africa 2-0 in Three-Red-Card Thriller

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Highlights: Mexico Beats South Africa 2-0 in Three-Red-Card Thriller

The 2026 FIFA World Cup could not have asked for a more dramatic curtain raiser, as co-hosts Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 at a packed Estadio Azteca. The opening match produced three red cards, a World Cup record for an opener, leaving both sides finishing the game with fewer than eleven players. Here is a closer look at how the chaos unfolded.
 

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