Match Recaps

Final whistles, tactical takeaways and player ratings from every El Tri fixture.

Mexico 2-0 South Africa: Forty Years Later, the Azteca Delivers Again

Quiñones struck early, Jiménez made history on the header, and Javier Aguirre's side broke a generations-old opening-night curse — all while South Africa finished with nine men at Estadio Azteca.

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Mexico 5-1 Serbia: A Tune-Up That Felt Like a Warning

Stanić struck first, but Javier Aguirre's side answered with five — including goals from Vásquez, Jiménez, and Chávez plus two Serbian own goals — in El Tri's final World Cup warm-up at the Nemesio Díez.