Mexico 2–0 South Africa: recap, goals & stats

Mexico 2–0 South Africa: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Mexico beat South Africa 2–0 in the World Cup.

DimaScore · published 11 Jun 2026

Mexico edged South Africa 2–0 in the World Cup. Mexico: J. Quiñones (9'), R. Jiménez (67'). Mexico kept a clean sheet.

World Cup · Group A

J. Quiñones 9'R. Jiménez 67'

2 – 0

FT

(HT 1-0)

Estadio Banorte, Mexico City

4-1-4-1

5-3-2

Substitutes

13G. OchoaGK
12C. AcevedoGK
22G. MartinezFWD
24L. ChavezMID
18O. VargasMID
20M. Chavez GarciaDEF
17O. PinedaMID
10A. VegaFWD
2J. SanchezDEF
4E. AlvarezMID
11S. GimenezFWD
21C. S. Huerta ValeraMID
7L. RomoMID
14A. GonzalezFWD
19G. MoraMID

22R. GossGK
16S. ChaineGK
26B. CrossDEF
5T. MbathaMID
17E. MakgopaFWD
2T. MatuludiDEF
3K. NdamaneDEF
11T. ZwaneMID
7O. AppollisFWD
8T. MoremiFWD
12T. MasekoFWD
25K. SebelebeleMID
24O. MakhanyaDEF
10R. MofokengFWD
18S. KabiniDEF

Events

J. Quiñones (É. Lira)

9'

17'

T. Mokoena

B. Gutiérrez

23'

HT

49'

S. Sithole

56'

L. Foster Out: T. Mbatha

61'

J. Adams Out: T. Zwane

B. Gutiérrez Out: L. Chávez

66'

Álvaro Fidalgo Out: G. Mora

66'

R. Jiménez (R. Alvarado)

67'

74'

N. Sibisi

É. Lira Out: E. Álvarez

76'

R. Jiménez Out: A. González

76'

76'

I. Rayners Out: E. Makgopa

77'

A. Modiba Out: O. Appollis

J. Quiñones Out: A. Vega

79'

82'

VAR — Card upgrade

84'

T. Zwane

C. Montes

90+2'

Statistics

12Fouls11

1Offsides1

90%Passes %81%

1Red Cards2

16Total Shots3

3Corner Kicks1

520Total passes334

1Yellow Cards2

5Blocked Shots0

4Shots on Goal2

7Shots off Goal1

1.46expected_goals0.07

61%Ball Possession39%

467Passes accurate272

9Shots insidebox1

-0.72goals_prevented-0.72

2Goalkeeper Saves2

7Shots outsidebox2

Ratings

Mexico

J. Quiñones

MID79'

8.7

R. Alvarado

MID90'

8.3

R. Jiménez

FWD76'

7.7

É. Lira

MID76'

7.5

I. Reyes

DEF90'

7.3

J. Rangel

GK90'

7.2

Álvaro Fidalgo

MID66'

7.2

E. Álvarez

MID14'

7.0

J. Gallardo

DEF90'

6.9

C. Montes(C)

DEF90'

6.9

South Africa

E. Makgopa

FWD14'

6.9

O. Appollis

FWD13'

6.7

J. Adams

MID61'

6.7

M. Mbokazi

DEF90'

6.5

K. Mudau

DEF90'

6.3

T. Mokoena

MID90'

6.3

T. Mbatha

MID34'

6.3

I. Okon

DEF90'

6.2

I. Rayners

FWD76'

6.2

R. Williams(C)

GK90'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 1 meetings, Mexico lead 0–0 (1 draws) against South Africa.

11 Jun 2010South Africa 1–1 Mexico

FAQ

What was the score of Mexico vs South Africa?: Mexico 2–0 South Africa.
Who scored?: Mexico : J. Quiñones (9'), R. Jiménez (67')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Estadio Banorte, Mexico City

Capacity

106,187

Referee

Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Brazil

Round

Group A

Standings — top 5

1Mexico9

2South Africa4

3South Korea3

4Czechia1

1Switzerland7