Mexico 2-0 South Africa, Jiménez scores as opener sees three red cards

Omg heard Elon Musk unalived himself when the second Mexican goal went in! #WorldCup #MEXRSA

Currently sitting in a pedestrian plaza in Vancouver, watching MEX v. RSA, realizing that I actually can be a soccer fan…if the conditions for watching games aren’t painful 👇

Look forward to Alan Shearer’s assessment of the officials in this one. #mexrsa #worldcup

John Heitinga ziet in de bondscoach Zuid-Afrika iemand die met lef verzorgd en aanvallend voetbal wil spelen #WK2026 #mexrsa

🚨 BREAKING Mexico become the first team to qualify for the l̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶1̶6̶ last 32 of the World Cup. Gianni Infantino's dream. #MEXRSA

With the MEX-RSA match underway, we being 5 and half weeks of viewing a lot of soccer athletes with suspect hair cuts. Nothing else brings the world closer together.

Wife leaves the room once: South Africa gets a red card. Wife leaves the room again about 30 minutes later: South Africa gets a red card. Conclusion: Wife will alternately be stapled to chair or relegated to the kitchen/office for the US/England/etc other matches I care about. #worldcup #mexrsa

If I was South African I'd be flying into tackles two footed now, studs showing. See if the ref has the bottle to make it 8. #MEXRSA #WorldCup

I'm a skinny girl, but I think I can stand up to a tiny slap and not act like I've been pinged by Vassily Zaitsev. Incredible stuff that has ruined the game, for me #MEXRSA #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026

Well I guess when you toss out 3 red cards you'll eventually get one right 🟥🟥🟥 #MEXRSA #WorldCup2026

3 rode kaarten in de openingswedstrijd; dat is wel wat veel #MEXRSA

#MexRsa what happened to the first foul? Mexican player fouls the south african, by backing in, and that has to be the decision! #Fifa are garbage!

Making the ref explain his decision in English, when he can’t speak English is an interesting decision #MEXRSA

First match brought you you by the colour red. #MEXRSA

South Africa needs to manage goal differential at this point. No point in burying your advancement chances trying to get a point out of this one a man down and down two goals. #MEXRSA