- Mexico opened the World Cup at Mexico City with a 2-0 win over South Africa — Julián Quiñones scored in the 9th and Raúl Jiménez grabbed his first World Cup goal after a South Africa red card.
- The victory massively improved Mexico’s betting outlook (from +6500 to +4500 to win the tournament) and made them heavy favorites to top Group A (-210).
- Historically Mexico often stalls at the Round of 16, so as a 2026 co‑host the team will be under pressure to finally make a deeper run.
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