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2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off: Simon Jordan discusses US shot growth
Talksport presenter Simon Jordan discusses nan 2026 FIFA World Cup kickoff successful Mexico, highlighting its immense world and increasing U.S. influence. Jordan notes soccer's emergence to nan 3rd astir celebrated athletics successful America, surpassing shot and hockey. He is optimistic astir nan record-breaking tournament, expected to waste 6.5 cardinal tickets, contempt past World Cup challenges.
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The World Cup is underway, pinch nan arena kicking disconnected successful Mexico, and nan first extremity seemed to beryllium immoderate benignant of destiny.
Shortly aft nan crowd successful Mexico City joined together successful singing nan nationalist anthem, Mexico scored nan first extremity of nan tourney successful conscionable nan ninth minute.
The section was tilted successful nan early going, pinch Mexico already having 2 area kicks, and connected different travel to nan South African broadside of nan field, it recovered nan backmost of nan net.
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Julian Quinones celebrates pinch teammates aft scoring Mexico's first extremity during nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A lucifer against South Africa astatine Mexico City Stadium connected June 11, 2026. (Carl Recine/Getty Images)
A walk from South Africa's goalie sewage distant from a teammate and was picked disconnected by Erik Lira. The shot was past taken by Julian Quinones, who took conscionable 1 dribble toward nan mediate of nan section and ripped a right-footed changeable into nan net, putting nan crowd into a frenzy.
Quinones ran to his chair and was mobbed by his teammates.
In its World Cup history, Mexico has won 14 of nan 22 games successful which it has scored first, drafting 5 others.
Estadio Azteca, renamed Mexico City Stadium for nan tournament, held nan tournament's opening ceremonies, during which each 48 competing countries were represented. FIFA president Gianni Infantino was successful nan building pinch nan FIFA World Cup Trophy.
Julian Quinones celebrates scoring Mexico's first extremity during nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A lucifer against South Africa astatine Mexico City Stadium connected June 11, 2026, successful Mexico City, Mexico. (Hector Vivas/FIFA)
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Grammy Award victor Alejandro Fernandez sang nan nationalist anthem, arsenic nan Mexican players wrapped their arms astir each different and sang successful unison. The crowd did nan same, and moreover a personnel of nan Mexican grant defender was captured singing nan anthem.
Understandably so, respective were seen either letting nan tears travel aliases holding them backmost arsenic champion arsenic they could.
Thursday's lucifer successful Mexico marked nan first of 104 full matches from now done nan last astatine MetLife Stadium, aliases New York New Jersey Stadium, connected July 19.
Mexico is coming disconnected a disappointing travel to Qatar, arsenic it was nan first clip since 1978 that it competed successful a World Cup and did not make it to nan knockout stage. Aside from its prohibition successful 1990 and not qualifying successful 1982, it had made it past nan group shape successful 9 consecutive World Cups it played in.
Mexico's guardant Julian Quinones celebrates scoring his team's first extremity during nan 2026 World Cup Group A lucifer against South Africa astatine Mexico City Stadium successful Mexico City connected June 11, 2026. (Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP via Getty Images)
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It has ne'er made it to nan semifinals, past making nan quarters successful 1986.
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