Group AFull time
Final · Jun 11
Goals
1 goal — watch every replay below
- 9'Julián QuiñonesGoal of the match▲ 7.6k
The market saw itImplied · model line
The stakes
Full time: Mexico 2-0 South Africa — a Group A result now baked into the table.
The two sides
MexicoCo-hosts chasing a deep run
A whole nation at full volume, opening the tournament at the Azteca and winning — there is no louder, more emotionally invested fanbase to borrow for a month.
South AfricaYoung underdogs with nothing to lose
A young, home-grown, expressive squad dealt the cruelest opener imaginable and still swinging — the purest "nothing to lose" underdog in Group A.
Who plays where
Mexico
- AC MilanSantiago Gimenez
- free agent / veteranGuillermo Ochoa
- FulhamRaul Jimenez
- San Diego FCHirving Lozano
- West Ham (loan)Edson Alvarez
South Africa
- BurnleyLyle Foster
- Mamelodi SundownsRonwen Williams
- Orlando PiratesRelebohile Mofokeng
- Qatar SC / veteranPercy Tau