Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, ‌Noussair Mazraoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Azzedine Ounahi, Brahim Diaz, Ismael Saibari.

Netherlands: Bart ⁠Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Jan Paul van Hecke, ⁠Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven, Nathan Ake, ‌Ryan Gravenberch, Frenkie de Jong, Crysencio Summerville, Cody Gakpo, Brian Brobbey 

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Germany: Manuel Neuer; Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Ruediger, Nathaniel Brown; Aleksandar ‌Pavlovic, Florian Wirtz, Leroy Sane, Felix Nmecha; Kai Havertz, Deniz Undav.

Paraguay: Orlando Gill, ⁠Junior Alonso, Juan Jose Caceres, ⁠Andres Cubas, Miguel Almiron, Jose Canale, Gustavo Gomez, ‌Damian Bobadilla, Julio Enciso, Gabriel Avalos, Matias Galarza.

South Korean fans react ahead of the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Korea and Czechia in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 11, 2026.
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The second Group A clash between South Korea and Czechia at the Estadio Guadalajara stadium.

Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, on June 11, 2026.

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The Group A clash saw three red cards (two for South Africa, one for Mexico) in the second half. Julian Quinones scored for Mexico in the 9th minute at the majestic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, where more than 114,000 people watched Diego Maradona’s Argentina beat West Germany in a five-goal thriller to lift the World Cup in 1986.

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