Mexico 2-0 South Africa: result and report

World Cup · Matchday 1

Mexico

2-0 FT Thursday 11 June

South Africa 1 · 9 pts 2 · 4 pts

Sphephelo Sithole 49′
Themba Zwane 84′

Estadio Azteca

Report

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 at home. Julián Quiñones put Mexico ahead in minute 9. Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) was sent off in minute 49. Mexico beat South Africa for the first time in 2 meetings in our records.

Written automatically from classement.ma’s data.

Match timeline

9′ Goal · Julián Quiñones assist Érik Lira
17′ Yellow card · Teboho Mokoena Yellow card
23′ Yellow card · Brian Gutiérrez Yellow card
49′ Red card · Sphephelo Sithole Red card
56′ ⇄ Substitution · Thalente Mbatha on for Lyle Foster
61′ ⇄ Substitution · Themba Zwane on for Jayden Adams
66′ ⇄ Substitution · Luis Chávez on for Brian Gutiérrez
66′ ⇄ Substitution · Gilberto Mora on for Álvaro Fidalgo
67′ Goal · Raúl Jiménez assist Roberto Alvarado
74′ Yellow card · Nkosinathi Sibisi Yellow card
76′ ⇄ Substitution · Edson Álvarez on for Érik Lira
76′ ⇄ Substitution · Armando González on for Raúl Jiménez
76′ ⇄ Substitution · Evidence Makgopa on for Iqraam Rayners
77′ ⇄ Substitution · Oswin Appollis on for Aubrey Modiba
79′ ⇄ Substitution · Alexis Vega on for Julián Quiñones
82′ VAR · Themba Zwane VAR
84′ Red card · Themba Zwane Red card
90′ Red card · César Montes Red card

Statistics

Possession: 61%; 39%
Expected goals (xG): 1.46; 0.07
Shots: 16; 3
Shots on target: 4; 2
Shots off target: 7; 1
Blocked shots: 5; 0
Corners: 3; 1
Offsides: 1; 1
Fouls: 12; 11
Yellow cards: 1; 2
Red cards: 1; 2
Goalkeeper saves: 2; 2
Passes: 520; 334
Accurate passes: 467; 272

Line-ups

Mexico

Starting XI

South Africa

Starting XI

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Form

Mexico

South Africa

Head to head

Mexico: 0
Draws: 1
South Africa: 0

From the only meeting in our data.

2010-06-11 World Cup South Africa 1 - 1 Mexico

Squads

Both clubs' current squads, not the lineups for this match.

Mexico

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

South Africa

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

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Bosnia-Herzegovina

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FT USA

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Paraguay

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Scotland

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FT Australia

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Turkey

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	-1	3
4	Czech Republic	3	-4	1
1	Switzerland	3	+4	7
2	Canada	3	+5	4
3	Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	-1	4
4	Qatar	3	-8	1
1	Brazil	3	+6	7
2	Morocco	3	+3	7
3	Scotland	3	-3	3
4	Haiti	3	-6	0
1	USA	3	+4	6
2	Australia	3	0	4
3	Paraguay	3	-2	4
4	Turkey	3	-2	3
1	Germany	3	+6	6
2	Ivory Coast	3	+2	6
3	Ecuador	3	0	4
4	Curaçao	3	-8	1
1	Netherlands	3	+6	7
2	Japan	3	+4	5
3	Sweden	3	0	4
4	Tunisia	3	-10	0
1	Belgium	3	+4	5
2	Egypt	3	+2	5
3	Iran	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	-6	1
1	Spain	3	+5	7
2	Cape Verde	3	0	3
3	Uruguay	3	-1	2
4	Saudi Arabia	3	-4	2
1	France	3	+8	9
2	Norway	3	+1	6
3	Senegal	3	+2	3
4	Iraq	3	-11	0
1	Argentina	3	+7	9
2	Austria	3	0	4
3	Algeria	3	-2	4
4	Jordan	3	-5	0
1	Colombia	3	+3	7
2	Portugal	3	+5	5
3	DR Congo	3	+1	4
4	Uzbekistan	3	-9	0
1	England	3	+4	7
2	Croatia	3	0	6
3	Ghana	3	0	4
4	Panama	3	-4	0