
Yard Barker - 3 hours 36 sec ago
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Thursday, June 11 with host nation Mexico taking on South Africa in Mexico City. It's set to be a fascinating fixture it's a rematch of the opening match of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but it's just one intriguing fixture of many in the tournament's opening matchday.

E! Online - 4 hours 31 min ago
There are some major world stars enjoying the World Cup 2026. The quadrennial soccer tournament kicked off in Mexico City June 11, with Mexico defeating South Africa 2-0. In addition to Mexico,...

NY Post - 7 hours 51 min ago
World Cup fever is contagious. Since Mexico opened the international soccer tournament with a 2-0 victory against South Africa on Thursday at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, it’s been a party in Mexico. Fans were seen in the stadium wearing sombreros, the Mexican flag wrapped around their shoulders, their favorite player’s jersey, and even local...

NY Post - 8 hours 50 min ago
Mexico soccer fans are still celebrating their team's 2-0 win over South Africa on June 11.

Deadline Hollywood - 9 hours 28 min ago
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is off to a record-breaking start. The tournament began Thursday with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa, with the former’s 2-0 victory clutching 6.3 million viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi, per a combination of early Nielsen ratings and internal data. That makes it the most-watched English-language […]...

The Guardian - 9 hours 33 min ago
President gave ticket to a young female soccer fan I gave it to someone who couldn't go, who loves football' The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, explained on Friday why she was absent from the Azteca Stadium during Mexico's opening match with South Africa , saying that tickets to the match were unaffordable for most Mexicans and that she had given her ticket to a young female soccer fan. "Stadium tickets are very expensive," Sheinbaum said during her daily morning news...

Fortune - 13 hours 26 min ago
Musk's new title arrives amid a wider acceleration for the richest of the rich whose level of wealth was once unfathomable...

Yard Barker - 14 hours 24 min ago
The United States of America and Mexico are hosting the lion's share of the 2026 World Cup games over the next month or so. The tournament got underway on Thursday evening when Mexico picked up a comfortable 2-0 win over South Africa.

BBC - 14 hours 58 min ago
Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were "miles off it" in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent 'hate-watch' Bafana Bafana.

TMZ - 15 hours 5 min ago
We already have a submission for best fan of the FIFA World Cup ... 'cause this one fits the bill!! The first day of the international soccer tournament kicked off on Thursday ... with Mexico and South Africa duking it out in Mexico City. There…...

NBC News - 16 hours 21 min ago
The first day of the 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico amid red cards and excitement. Mexico scored the first goal and victory of the tournament when they beat South Africa 2-0 on home soil in front of a packed stadium in Mexico City. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports on the action from day one of the 2026 World Cup and what to expect from the U.S. national team.

The Independent - 17 hours 12 min ago
South Africa-born tech entrepeneur on course to become world's first trillionaire after lucrative SpaceX IPO...

The Guardian - 17 hours 48 min ago
Jibril Rajoub attended opening match in Mexico but becomes latest football official hit by US visa issues, he says The head of the Palestinian Football Association has said he is unable to travel to the United States with other federation heads attending the 2026 Fifa World Cup because he has not been issued a visa. Jibril Rajoub went to the opening match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on Thursday. But he is among several people accredited to attend the World Cup who have been denied...

The Independent - 18 hours 2 min ago
As shocking headlines shine a light on the issue of tourist security in South Africa, Amelia Neath speaks to local guides to go behind the stories and find out how visitors can experience all that the country has to offer while staying safe...

BBC - 18 hours 31 min ago
The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.

Yard Barker - 18 hours 42 min ago
Three red cards shown in Mexico vs. South Africa, a record for World Cup opening match Gianni Infantino's ceremony became a divisive ode to Donald Trump...

Yard Barker - 19 hours 24 min ago
The 2026 FIFA World Cup began with a bang as Mexico managed to defeat nine-man South Africa 2-0 in Mexico City and day two of the tournament has the other hosts, Canada and the United States, opening their World Cup campaigns against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paraguay, respectively, on Friday to open Group A play.

BBC - 20 hours 53 min ago
Three players were sent off in the World Cup opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0. Are we about to see a World Cup littered with red cards?...

The Guardian - 22 hours 7 min ago
Canada tightens in anticipation | What is enough for US? Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail David Two down, 102 to go! Good news this morning if you're a fan of Mexico or South Korea. Not so much for supporters of South Africa or Czechia. Even with the limited data so far, stats are spinning around the online universe, the most eye-popping being that the red count so far in this World Cup is just one fewer than the whole of Qatar 2022. A trend? We shall see. Other stats involve...

Yard Barker - 22 hours 26 min ago
Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored to secure all three points for...

Yard Barker - 22 hours 54 min ago
Harry Kane has discussed England's chances of winning the 2026 World Cup ahead of their first group stage game. The World Cup kicked off on Thursday night with Mexico's 2-0 victory over South Africa at the iconic Estadio Azteca.

Sky Sports - 23 hours 49 min ago
And we are off. Three red cards including a VAR intervention. Two goals for co-hosts Mexico in the Estadio Azteca. One nightmare start for South Africa midfielder Yaya Sithole. And an emotional first World Cup goal for Raul Jimenez at the age of 35.