Football: Co-hosts Mexico victorious as World Cup gets underway

Co-hosts Mexico comfortably saw off South Africa 2-0 as the 2026 World Cup kicked off Thursday.The match in front of a packed Mexico City Stadium followed an opening ceremony featuring choreographed dancing and a performance by Colombian pop star Shakira.Mexico, hosts of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, are sharing the role this time with Canada and the United States, whose teams will host their own opening ceremonies on Friday.Forward Julian Quinones scored the first goal of the tournament in the ninth minute of the Group A clash at the iconic 82,000-seat venue better known as the Azteca sta…READ FULL ARTICLE