FIFA World Cup 2026: Mexico’s big blast in the opening match, defeated South Africa 2-0, South Korea also won 2-1

Mexico City, June 12. Hosts Mexico recorded a resounding 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 played at the Estadio Azteca Stadium at midnight IST on Thursday. The match ended with three red cards and much controversy, with Mexico proving their superiority despite some scattered play in the second half. Mexico was leading 1–0 at half-time. Julian Quinones scored in the ninth minute. He took advantage of a big mistake by Yaya Sithole and sent the ball through the legs of Ronwen Williams into the goal. Mexico dominated the early stages and created a number of chances through Raul Jimenez and Quinones, while South Africa could only muster a weak header from Foster on attack.

South Korea defeated Czechia 2-1

The second match of FIFA World Cup 2026 was played between South Korea and Czech Republic at Guadalajara Stadium on Friday morning at 7:30 Indian time. Where in a close contest the South Korean team managed to win 2-1. The excitement of the match can be gauged from the fact that no goals were scored from both the teams in the first half. But in the second half, both the teams picked up the pace and started playing aggressively. The first goal during the match was seen from the Czech Republic. But after that, when Korea started scoring goals, they did not look back.

The goals that were seen from South Korea. Both those goals were seen from Hwang In-bom and Oh Hyeon-gyu. In the 67th minute, first Hwang In-bom showed great individual play and scored after beating two defenders. After Bom, Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the decisive goal in the 80th minute. To whom Hwang gave an excellent cross from the right end. In this way, the South Korean team was successful in winning its first match and scored three important points.

Shakira and Burna Boy’s magic in FIFA World Cup 2026

The football extravaganza FIFA World Cup 2026 started amidst the musical atmosphere and colorful lights of famous star singers Shakira and Burna Boy. Colombia’s star singer Shakira and Burna Boy kicked off football’s biggest tournament in a spectacular music-filled ceremony at the famous Estadio Azteca stadium on Thursday night. Star singer Shakira graced the stage by singing the final song of the tournament, ‘Dai Dai’, which was also joined by Nigerian music sensation Burna Boy. His tremendous presentation forced the audience present in the packed stadium to dance.