Mexico vs South Africa match stats & report
2–0 Full time
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Mexico beat South Africa 2–0 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on 11 June 2026. Expected goals finished 1.46–0.07. Mexico had 61% of the ball.
Mexico vs South Africa match statistics
- 61% Ball possession 39%
- 1.46 Expected goals (xG) 0.07
- 16 Total shots 3
- 4 Shots on target 2
- 7 Shots off target 1
- 5 Blocked shots 0
- 9 Shots inside the box 1
- 3 Corners 1
- 12 Fouls 11
- 1 Offsides 1
- 1 Yellow cards 2
- 1 Red cards 2
- 520 Passes 334
- 90% Pass accuracy 81%
- 2 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 9' Goal J. Quiñones (assist É. Lira) Mexico
- 17' Yellow card T. Mokoena South Africa
- 23' Yellow card B. Gutiérrez Mexico
- 49' Red card S. Sithole South Africa
- 67' Goal R. Jimenez (assist R. Alvarado) Mexico
- 74' Yellow card N. Sibisi South Africa
- 84' Red card T. Zwane South Africa
- 90+2' Red card C. Montes Mexico
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Mexico
Bench G. Ochoa , C. Acevedo , G. Martínez , L. Chavez , O. Vargas , M. Chávez , O. Pineda , A. Vega , J. Sánchez , E. Álvarez , S. Gimenez , C. Huerta , L. Romo , A. González , G. Mora
South Africa
Bench R. Goss , S. Chaine , B. Cross , T. Mbatha , E. Makgopa , T. Matuludi , K. Ndamane , T. Zwane , O. Appollis , T. Moremi , Thapelo Maseko , K. Sebelebele , O. Makhanya , R. Mofokeng , S. Kabini
Form guide
Mexico at home
6–2–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 5 / 10
- Corners
- 5.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.2 per game
6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
South Africa away
3–3–2 in 8 matches
- Scored
- 1.4 per game
- Conceded
- 0.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 8
- Corners
- 5.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.0 per game
27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.