World Cup 2026 day two: Mexico and South Korea kick off campaigns with wins, two games to come
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World Cup Recap: Mexico reminds everyone why we love soccer but hydration breaks spark uproar - The Athletic
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Hwang In-beom sparks South Korea's 2-1 comeback win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup - AP News.
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Hwang In-beom sparks South Korea's 2-1 comeback win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup AP NewsSouth Korea overcome Czechia via Hwang In-Beom's brilliant display ESPNWorld Cup Day 1 scores, results: Korea tops Czechia after wild finish, Mexico handles South Africa in ugly affair Yahoo SportsCzech coach Koubek says better team won after defeat by South Korea ReutersSouth Korea get off to winning start after rallying from goal down to beat Czechia The Guardian
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Hundreds of seats went empty in Guadalajara, Mexico, as organisers were embarrassed by the low attendance at South Korea's first game against the Czech Republic.The match in Guadalajara was played out with several empty stands, despite Fifa President Gianni Infantino boasting in April about receiving half "500 million ticket requests".Infantino previously said: "In the last two World Cups together, we had 50 million ticket requests.
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Here, 500 million."Despite this, the 45,664-capacity venue was barely full, despite stadium announcers claiming an attendance of 44,985, leaving fewer than 700 seats officially unoccupied.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, broadcasts revealed a markedly different picture, with vast amounts of empty seating clearly visible throughout the ground, particularly concentrated in premium hospitality sections.Fifa has been forced to slash prices across all 104 tournament fixtures in an attempt to draw supporters to venues across the United States, Canada...
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Mexico kicks off 2026 World Cup with fiery 2-0 win over South Africa - The Globe and Mail.
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Mexico kicks off 2026 World Cup with fiery 2-0 win over South Africa The Globe and MailThree red cards - are referees getting tough at this World Cup?
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Summary
The World Cup 2026 kicked off with two impressive victories as Mexico and South Korea secured their opening games. Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0, while South Korea won against the Czech Republic 2-1.
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