The world Cup opening ceremony featuring Shakira and her famous 'Dai-Dai' song will be on display ahead of the kick-off between Mexico and South Africa.

South Korea and Czechia face off in Guadalajara on Thursday night, a Group A clash that wraps up the first day of the 2026 World Cup. The Koreans have qualified for every World Cup since 1986, while Czechia is making its first appearance in 20 years.

The first of three opening ceremonies in this tournament will get underway at the iconic Estadio Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Thursday night.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony has come to an end, bringing a spectacular start to football's biggest tournament. The celebrations reached their climax as Shakira and Burna Boy wrapped up their performance of the official World Cup anthem,

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening match, Mexico vs South Africa, being played at the Mexico City Stadium, also known as Azteca Stadium, in Mexico City. This is Neeladri Bhattacharjee taking you through minute-by-minute of this high-voltage match.

Follow along for live updates from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday. Get the latest news, results and highlights from the 48-team, 39-day tournament.

Mexico vs South Africa LIVE Updates, FIFA World Cup 2026: Raul Jimenez scored in the 67th minute, making it 2-0 for Mexico in the ongoing second-half. Julian Quinones scored early in the ninth minute,

Mexico will face South Africa in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026, in a stadium that will go down in history as the first to host matches across three FIFA World Cups.

Mexico vs South Africa World Cup: Mexico kicked off their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a dominant 2-0 victory over South Africa at the Estadio Azteca. Julián Quiñones scored the tournament's first goal,

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