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Mexico Opens the World Cup With a Bang!

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew reacts to Mexico's convincing and chaotic win in the World Cup opener vs. South Africa. Did this win sway members of the panel? Next, we look ahead to the USMNT's opening match vs Paraguay tomorrow. Then, Jeff Carlisle sits down with members of the Iran National Team to discuss the 'tension' they have felt leading up to the tournament. Mauricio Pedroza stops by to give his take on Mexico's win before a quick Germany discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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They say West Coast, best coast.

0:42.8

And you won't find any arguments from us because from their stunning beaches to their great mountains to the World Cup.

0:50.3

It is all going on here as we're pitched up just outside SoFi Stadium.

0:55.0

We're in 24 hours the U.S. men's national team will start their World Cup dream against

1:00.8

Paraguay.

1:01.5

Hello everyone and welcome to this edition of ESPN FC.

1:04.7

I'm Alexis Nunes and who look at my squad here today.

1:07.9

I've got 1990 World Cup champion, Yergen Klinsman, and a trio of former

1:12.5

US men's national team players in Hercules Gomez, Germain Jones, and Casey Keller. Boys, the

1:18.3

World Cup has started. Yurgen, thank you so much for letting us use your backyard.

1:22.9

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1:25.9

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1:29.7

Guys, you're feeling the World Cup fever? Getting there. It's a good opening match. It finally feels like we're at the World Cup, but I think we still need to feel it here. We need to feel in L.A. You're not feeling the heat from uptown? I can feel the heat. That I do feel. Black was a bad color. Black was a black color.

1:43.3

All right.

1:43.9

Well, as Herk said,

1:45.2

there was a pretty good opening match indeed, and it was Mexico who went up against South

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