{"id":351715,"date":"2026-06-12T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-cup-2026-kicks-off-with-colourful-opening-ceremony-and-mexico-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T00:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:00:26","slug":"world-cup-2026-kicks-off-with-colourful-opening-ceremony-and-mexico-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-cup-2026-kicks-off-with-colourful-opening-ceremony-and-mexico-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 kicks off with colourful opening ceremony and Mexico victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Y8qxfM-BcKo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 kicks off with colourful opening ceremony and Mexico victory\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8qxfM-BcKo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Co-hosts Mexico have won the first match of the 2026 World Cup after beating South Africa 2-0 in a game that saw three players sent off with red cards.<\/p>\n<p>Two players from South Africa and one from Mexico received the cards, as the host nation went on to secure the first victory of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The largest World Cup in tournament history began on Thursday with a colourful and star-studded opening ceremony at the famous Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>Amid escalating protests and social tensions in Mexico\u2019s capital, more than 80,000 fans made their way to Azteca Stadium, ahead of co-host Mexico&#8217;s opening match against South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>It got a much-needed facelift ahead of the 48-team tournament that Mexico is hosting alongside the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic venue will be the first stadium to host three World Cup openers \u2014 after doing so in the 1970 and 1986 tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Under the shadow of a huge World Cup trophy replica, Mexican pop-rock band Mana were the first to take the stage for a musical performance.<\/p>\n<p>They were followed by Venezuelan singer Danny Ocean and then Mexican artist Belinda.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian singer J Balvin also gave a lengthy performance.<\/p>\n<p>One of the highlights of the show was four-time Grammy winner Shakira treating fans to a performance of the official World Cup song &#8216;Dai Dai&#8217; alongside Nigerian singer Burna Boy.<\/p>\n<p>It is the eighth opening match of a World Cup for the Mexicans, who had previously lost five and drawn the last two, including against South Africa in the 2010 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa is playing in its first World Cup since hosting the 2010 tournament. The Bafana Bafana also played in the 1998 and 2002 editions.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico arrives with an eight-match unbeaten streak and has not lost since last November, when Paraguay beat them in a friendly.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexican side is led by the 67-year-old coach Javier Aguirre, who is in his third stint with the national team.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s opening ceremony is one of three and was created by the Italian producer responsible for this year&#8217;s Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico&#8217;s president Claudia Sheinbaum was not in attendance, after deciding to boycott the World Cup matches in solidarity with &quot;ordinary Mexicans&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-hosts Mexico have won the first match of the 2026 World Cup after beating South Africa 2-0 in a game that saw three players sent off with red cards. 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