Goals, cards, substitutions, and other recorded match events.
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The Mexico vs South Africa timeline covers World Cup 2026, Group Stage - 1 on 11 Jun 2026 and tracks 18 recorded match events from the game. The scoreline is Mexico 2-0 South Africa, so the event list can be read alongside the final result. The timeline includes 2 goals, 7 cards, and 9 substitutions, which helps show whether the game was shaped by goals, cards, substitutions or a mix of all three.
The event mix shows 2 goals, 7 cards, and 9 substitutions. That makes the timeline useful for seeing when the match opened up, when discipline became part of the story and how both benches changed the game through substitutions.
The first major moments listed here include 9' - Mexico, Julián Quiñones - Normal Goal, 17' - South Africa, Teboho Mokoena - Yellow Card, 23' - Mexico, Brian Gutiérrez - Yellow Card, 49' - South Africa, Siphephelo Sithole - Red Card, and 56' - South Africa, Lyle Foster - Substitution 1. Reading those events in order gives a quick route through the match story before opening the full timeline for every recorded action.
