Numbers and Statistics After the Mexico vs. South Africa Match

The Mexican national team began its journey in the 2026 World Cup with a valuable victory over the South African team with a score of 2-0, in the opening match held at the Azteca Stadium, and the match carried many record numbers and rare events.

Mexican Julian Quiñones scored the opening goal for the Mexican team, becoming the first player from the CONCACAF teams to score the opening goal in a World Cup tournament.

The match also witnessed an event recorded for the first time, after three red cards were shown in the match, with two South African players and one Mexican player being sent off.

For comparison, only four red cards were shown in the entire 2022 World Cup during 64 matches.

Mexican player Gilberto Mora officially entered the tournament's history, becoming the youngest Mexican player to participate in the World Cup at the age of 17 years and 240 days, and the sixth youngest player to participate in World Cup history.

Raúl Jiménez, the star of the Mexican team, became the fourth oldest player to score goals for Mexico in the World Cup (35 years and 37 days).