Mexico city: The Mexico national football team kicked off their 2026 World Cup campaign with a solid 2-0 victory over the South Africa national football team at the iconic Estadio Azteca. Goals from Juli¡n Qui±ones and Raºl Jim©nez ensured a winning start for the hosts. South Africa faced further challenges as they ended the match with nine players due to two red cards.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, in another Group A match, the South Korea national football team managed a comeback against the Czech Republic national football team, winning 2-1 in Guadalajara. Ladislav Krejc­ initially put the Czech Republic ahead, but South Korea responded with an equalizer from Hwang In-beom. Hwang then assisted substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu for the decisive goal.

With these results, Mexico leads Group A on goal difference, closely followed by South Korea after the first round of matches.