FIFA World Cup 2026, Mexico vs South Africa LIVE: Julian Quinones scores tournament's first goal

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Mexico's Julian Quinones, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The 2026 FIFA World Cup is under way as host Mexico takes on South Africa in the Group A clash at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico on June 11, 2026. Julian Quinones scored for Mexico in the 9th minute at the majestic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, where more than 114,000 people watched Diego Maradona’s Argentina beat West Germany in a five-goal thriller to lift the World Cup in 1986. In Focus Podcast | FIFA World Cup preview: Who will take home the trophy? Incidentally, Mexico and South Africa had also met in the 2010 World Cup opening game on June 11, 2010, at Soccer City in Johannesburg, which ended 1-1. Group A has Mexico, South Africa, Czechia and South Korea. Mexico starts as the favourite to top the pool. South Africa is ranked 60th, the lowest in the group. Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved. Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Second Half begins Mexico 1, South Africa 0. The first half has been dominated by Mexico as the statistics rightly show. Mexico has had 10 shots on goal, against SA’s 2. El Tri has also controlled 57% of the ball possession and completed 90% of their passes. The World Cup has a habit of redefining football’s hierarchy. New stars emerge, established powers fall and careers are forever defined by a handful of moments. As the tournament heads to North America for the first time since 1994, the game is at a crossroads. Will expansion of dream lead to explosion of quality? Julian Quinones’s 8th minute goal is the quickest one to be scored since the 2006 World Cup opening game, in which Philip Lahm scored for Germany against Costa Rica in the 6th minute. First Half ends, Mexico 1, South Africa 0. Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Quiñones. Attempt blocked. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Attempt saved. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez. Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo. Érik Lira (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Lyle Foster (South Africa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mbekezeli Mbokazi with a cross. Offside, South Africa. Aubrey Modiba is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Quiñones. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing. César Montes (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Lyle Foster (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Israel Reyes. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross following a corner. Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Khuliso Mudau. Juli

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