Mexico’s week in review: World Cup opener brings victory for Mexico amid protests and trade tensions
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The eyes of the world turned to Mexico City on Thursday, June 12, and the country delivered. Mexico’s national team opened the first 48-team FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 victory over South Africa at Estadio Azteca, with Julián Quiñones scoring in the 9th minute and Raúl Jiménez adding a header in the 67th. Seventeen-year-old Gilberto Mora became the youngest Mexican ever to appear at a World Cup, and the match set an opening-game record with three red cards. By evening, President Claudia Shei
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