2026 World Cup · opening match · full time
🇲🇽 Mexico 2-0 🇿🇦 South Africa
Date
Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Result
Full time · 2-0
Venue
Mexico City Stadium
City
Mexico City
What this archive records
Mexico opened the 2026 World Cup against South Africa and the recorded final score was 2-0. FKB preserves the result, scheduled time and venue from the tournament match dataset, with the original FIFA match-centre URL attached above.
It was the first World Cup played across three host nations—the United States, Mexico and Canada—and the first 48-team edition. This page remains at its original URL so old match, team and shirt links continue to reach relevant content.
For shirts rather than results, use either team archive to confirm the recorded design and evidence. Current club releases belong in the Club Kit Finder, not in a redirected tournament page.
The next five recorded results
The opening sequence of the 2026 World Cup, preserved with UK BST times.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026
03:00 BST
🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 🇨🇿 Czechia
Group A • Guadalajara Stadium, Guadalajara
Fri, 12 Jun 2026
20:00 BST
🇨🇦 Canada 1-1 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group B • Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
20:00 BST
🇶🇦 Qatar 1-1 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Group B • San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
23:00 BST
🇧🇷 Brazil 1-1 🇲🇦 Morocco
Group C • New York/New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey
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