Both came in the second half with Bafana Bafana already losing 1-0 thanks to Julian Quinones' goal in the eight minute of the game. Sphephelo 'Yaya' Sithole was the first player to be dismissed after ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards. No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a ...

The 2026 World Cup kicked off in spectacular fashion. It also kicked off quite physically, too. In the first game of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa on Thursday at Mexico City Stadium, ...

Mexico ignited their FIFA World Cup 2026 party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa on Thursday as the biggest ever edition of the global footballing showpiece kicked off at the ...

Julian Quinones gave Mexico an early lead inside nine minutes, drilling home from inside the area after a mix-up in the Bafana Bafana defence. Raul Jimenez put the game beyond doubt in the second half ...

Gone are the days when World Cup games were littered with red cards. Or so we thought. Three reds were shown in the opener on Thursday as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0. South Africa's Yaya Sithole and ...

Three red cards shown in opening game of World Cup Gone are the days when World Cup games were littered with red cards. Or so we thought. Three reds were shown in the opener on Thursday as Mexico beat ...

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Co-hosts Mexico got off to a victorious start, beating South Africa 2-0 as the largest World Cup in history kicked off Thursday at Mexico City's famed Estadio Azteca. While a joyous occasion for ...

A shooting at the Rio Grande Motel in Monte Vista on Saturday evening resulted in the second homicide at the motel this year, according to a news release by Monte Vista police. Officers responded ...

Mexico's win over South Africa on Thursday broke a record many may have not seen coming as the glass ceiling for red cards in a World Cup opener was smashed. In front of over 80,000 at Estadio Azteca ...