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A demonstrator holds a Mexican flag during a march before the opening day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ginnette Riquelme
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Performers on the pitch during the opening ceremony before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko
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Performers on the pitch during the opening ceremony before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko)
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CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez, center, chats with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, back to camera, on the tribune before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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Police officers block off protesting families of Mexico's missing people trying to reach the stadium during the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Alejandro Cegarra
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Singer Shakira performs on the pitch during the opening ceremony before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan
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Performers on the pitch during the opening ceremony before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan
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Mexican fans cheer before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo
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Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek gestures on the pitch before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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A general view of the Mexico City stadium ahead of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Antonio Felix
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Team Mexico pose before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan
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Team South Africa pose before the start of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan
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Mexico's Julian Quinones (16) celebrates scoring their opening goal against South Africa during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
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Mexico fans cheer a goal in the opening World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa on beachfront big screens in Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell
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Mexico's Raul Jimenez, left, and South Africa's Ime Okon during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams makes a save in fron of Mexico's Raul Jimenez and South Africa's Mbekezeli Mbokazi during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan
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Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre gestures during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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Spectators watch the opening match of the World Cup soccer tournament between Mexico and South Africa, Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura
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Mexico's Raul Jimenez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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Referee Wilton Sampaio shows a red card to South Africa's Sphephelo Sithole, left, during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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Fans gather to watch the first match of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik
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South Africa's Themba Zwane (11) receives a red card from referee Wilton Sampaio, of Brazil, in the second half during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
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Stadium attendance is displayed on a scoreboard during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
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Mexico players celebrate at the end of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
