# World Cup begins with Mexico hosting South Africa in opening match

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Podcast: [Eye on Africa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eye-on-africa-3737193)
Published: 2026-06-11T20:29:13+00:00
Episode link: https://www.france24.com/en/world-cup-begins-with-mexico-hosting-south-africa-in-opening-match?GJlXzGgqHj
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In tonight's edition: The World Cup kicks off with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in front of 80,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Also, as Africa sends the most teams that it ever has to the tournament, we revisit the legacy of the first team from the continent to head to the World Cup. Plus hundreds of Nigerians are repatriated from escalating anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa.

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