MEXICO CITY (Interstat) — Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 on Thursday, June 11, at Estadio Banorte in Coyoacán in a World Cup group stage match. Julián Quiñones opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a right-footed goal. Raúl Jiménez added a header in the 67th minute. Brian Gutiérrez, a midfielder, recorded an assist. Teboho Mokoena and Nkosinathi Sibisi, both substitutes, also provided assists. South Africa had two players sent off: Sphephelo Sithole in the 50th minute and Themba Zwane in the 84th minute. Mexico’s César Montes was sent off in second-half stoppage time. Yellow cards were issued to Teboho Mokoena in the 17th minute, Brian Gutiérrez in the 23rd minute and Nkosinathi Sibisi in the 74th minute. The red cards left South Africa with nine men for the final minutes, while Mexico played with 10. Mexico improved to 1-0 in the competition and overall. South Africa fell to 0-1 in both competitions and failed to score. The match was played before a home crowd.