Mexico entered the World Cup with a 2:0 victory over South Africa, but the opening match on Thursday, June 11, was marked mainly by three red cards. The home team scored through Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, while their opponent finished the match a man down after two straight red cards. Index.hu ↗
Mexican center-back César Montes was also sent off. After the match, attention therefore shifted from the result to the referee's decisions, which sparked a discussion about whether the tournament's officials had set a stricter standard from the very first match. German sources noted that three red cards in a single World Cup match have occurred before, but at the start of the tournament this is a notable moment. n-tv ↗
South Africa's coach Hugo Broos objected after the match mainly to one of the sendings-off and criticized the situation, in which, according to him, the behavior of the Mexican player also played a role. From the available accounts, it appears he did not consider the first sending-off controversial, but expressed disagreement with the next one. n-tv ↗
The topic of stricter judgment of challenges has thus accompanied the tournament from the very first day. The coming matches will show whether this was an exceptional course of events in the opening duel, or a signal that referees at the championship will punish hard challenges considerably more uncompromisingly. BBC News ↗
Mexico won its opening match, three red cards marked the duel
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