2026-06-11 4b2f9aaa9dfc3e3470fc43fe1c0484f9ed4cfc4f /feed/2026/06/11/the-mexican-football-team-wins-its-first-opening-match-2-0-against-south-africa-in-the-fifa-world-cup-in-estadio-aztec The Mexican football team wins its first opening match, 2-0, against South Africa in the FIFA World Cup in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. 1781487797 2026-06-11 67fcf5e6ca65a4f9552a8006304b28fc868b3324 36 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup Mexican football team 2 /wiki/mexico%20national%20football%20team South Africa 37 /wiki/south%20africa%20national%20soccer%20team first opening match 14 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup%20group%20a 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexican football team South Africa first opening match 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026-06-17 423412a979767720ab599864d48127284943a884 /feed/2026/06/17/dr-congo-at-the-fifa-world-cup DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup 1781811879 2026-06-17 43d1df8a1d0cbc7552099a8139767ed56858bd89 27 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/17/uzbekistan-at-the-fifa-world-cup Uzbekistan at the FIFA World Cup 2026-06-16 acfb2359213fde02cbc81520afd44bb472143e69 27 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/16/argentina-at-the-fifa-world-cup Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2026-06-16 fd0e5e9e16c2c4d04154522e37b221bca29774bc 28 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/16/in-association-football-argentine-forward-and-captain-lionel-messi-becomes-the-first-male-player-to-appear-in-six-fifa In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to appear in six FIFA World Cups and joins Germany's Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 3–0 win against Algeria in their opening match. 2026-06-15 80cd00a22129418e92cd74eef61630562496e738 /feed/2026/06/15/iran-at-the-fifa-world-cup Iran at the FIFA World Cup 1781811877 2026-06-15 cf6b1fee19c6063e817ac6aec447fb3a94b16d7a 28 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 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FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first goal in a 7-1 defeat against Germany. 1781531022 2026-06-14 f9efe6e824960495d0d665b3bf31c8dd19734949 38 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/14/in-association-football-curacao-the-smallest-nation-to-qualify-for-a-fifa-world-cup-make-their-tournament-debut-and-s In association football, Curaçao, the smallest nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first-ever goal in a 7–1 defeat against Germany. 2026-06-12 e04f25c86edc3226357bcaf496fc5a0746866d66 /feed/2026/06/12/the-opening-ceremonies-for-the-fifa-world-cup-in-canada-and-the-united-states-occur-at-the-toronto-stadium-and-sofi-stad The opening ceremonies for the FIFA World Cup in Canada and the United States occur at the Toronto Stadium and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, respectively. 1781444610 2026-06-12 5834203458a6c6bff690454291d4b645525ecd1a /feed/2026/06/12/the-opening-ceremonies-for-the-fifa-world-cup-in-the-united-states-and-canada-occur-at-bmo-field-toronto-stadium-and-s The opening ceremonies for the FIFA World Cup in the United States and Canada occur at BMO Field (Toronto Stadium) and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles respectively. 1781379788 2026-06-12 6636a9e0f680dbc558af4f695babb49793fa8d59 26 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/12/the-opening-ceremonies-of-the-fifa-world-cup-in-canada-and-the-united-states-occur-at-the-toronto-stadium-and-sofi-stadi The opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup in Canada and the United States occur at the Toronto Stadium and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, respectively. 2026-05-11 fb4a2a98a33c1e98f976c9d7037dcb4da0556cf5 31 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/05/11/mexico-s-secretariat-of-public-education-reverses-a-proposal-to-shorten-the-academic-year-ahead-of-the-2026-fifa-world-c Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education reverses a proposal to shorten the academic year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following criticism from parents, local authorities, and education groups. 2025-11-18 173738b697251a0eac6dcba099973e29a12df0ab 28 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2025/11/18/in-association-football-curacao-qualifies-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-after-winning-group-b-of-the-third-round-of-conca In association football, Curaçao qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after winning Group B of the third round of CONCACAF qualifiers for the World Cup. In its first World Cup appearance, Curaçao becomes the smallest nation by both population and area to qualify for the tournament. 2025-06-5 b59c1fe142d16a7262f5fd1b2d51b7a748130418 24 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2025/06/5/in-association-football-uzbekistan-and-jordan-qualify-for-the-fifa-world-cup-for-the-first-time-with-uzbekistan-securi In association football, Uzbekistan and Jordan qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, with Uzbekistan securing a top-two finish in Group A and Jordan advancing from Group B following Iraq's loss to secure their places in the 2026 tournament. /feed/2026/06/11/the-mexican-football-team-wins-its-first-opening-match-2-0-against-south-africa-in-estadio-azteca BBC 11 beb8a52fc7d39b581c2fca3307e172c8d1b30dda 6 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c0myn4dwvzkt 2026 The Guardian 11 9009dd5e535acaa1112daabb0514485742c6a4ee 6 https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jun/11/mexico-v-south-africa-world-cup-2026-opening-match-live 2026 The Mexican football team wins its first opening match 2–0 against South Africa in Estadio Azteca.