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Mexico v South Africa Team News: Rangel Starts

Co-hosts Mexico get the 2026 World Cup underway against South Africa in a re-run of the 2010 curtain-raiser.

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Guillermo Ochoa will see the opening of the 2026 World Cup from the bench. Javier ‘Vasco’ Aguirre chose Raúl ‘Tala’ Rangel as the starting goalkeeper for the Mexican National Team’s debut match against South Africa, in the Aztec City Stadium. With the appearance of the archer of the Chivas of Guadalajara, a streak of three consecutive World Cups with Francisco Guillermo Ochoa as the boss under the three clubs of Mexico ended. However, after his …

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Mexican soccer coach Javier Aguirre made a bold decision in calling for Thursday’s World Cup opening match against South Africa in Mexico City stadium, leaving out Captain Edson Álvarez and veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, and aligning Erik Lira in the center of the field. Mexico’s alignment will feature Raúl Rangel in the arch, after Aguirre decided not to give Ochoa the opportunity to play his sixth World Cup. Captain Álvarez was included a…

After months of expectation, injuries, changes in the summons and the irruption of new figures, the Mexican team finally announced the initial eleven with which this Thursday 11 June will face South Africa in the inaugural match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The alignment chosen by Javier Aguirre will jump to the court of the Estadio Ciudad de México (better known as Estadio Azteca), enclosure that will be placed again in the center of the history…

The Mexican National Team arrived this Thursday at Mexico City Stadium to contest the inaugural match of the 2026 World Cup against South Africa, amid demonstrations of support from hundreds of fans who encouraged the team upon their arrival. In... Full Note »

Raúl Rangel was chosen by the technician Javier Aguirre to defend the arch of the Mexican National Team for the match against South Africa. The 'Tala' will make its world debut at Mexico City Stadium. In the defense will be Jesús Gallardo, Johan Vásquez, César Montes and Israel Reyes. For the midfield they include Erik Lira, Álvaro Fidalgo and Brian Gutierrez, while the lead will be composed of Julián Quiñones, Roberto Alvarado and Raúl Jiménez.…

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oem.com.mx broke the news on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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