Mexico City ¨C Mexico got the World Cup party started as the cohost?swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in a tempestuous clash with three red cards as the pyrotechnic smoke of the opening ceremony gave way to a cloud of red mist at a rocking Azteca Stadium.
The match fired the starting gun for the quadrennial extravaganza, yet the scrappy encounter will likely be remembered not for its thrilling soccer, but for its flurry of dismissals.
Julian ?Quinones¡¯?early strike set the tone for a dominant Mexican display in the Group A match with Raul Jimenez¡¯s header midway through the second ?half removing ?any lingering tension for the home crowd.
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