World Cup 2026 day two: Mexico and South Korea kick off campaigns with wins, two games to come

The World Cup is underway with both Mexico and South Korea winning their opening games, as the US and Canada prepare to play later.Co-hosts Mexico comfortably saw off South Africa 2-0, in a contest which saw three players sent off.Julian Quinones scored the first goal of the tournament with a fantastic right-footed strike, as Raul Jimenez joined him on the scoresheet with a trademark header.South Korea came from behind against the Czech Republic to win 2-1, after Wolves' Ladislav Krejci opened the scoring for the European side.An equaliser from Hwang In-beom and the winner from substitute Oh Hyeon-Gyu helped South Korea to their first victory of the tournament.To come later today, Canada kicks off their campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina at 8pm.In Group D, America go up against Paraguay at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles from 2am.South Korea coach hails Son Heung-min after getting off to winning startSouth Korean coach Hong Myung-bo praised his team for their comeback win against the Czech Republic, singling out Son Heung-min during his press conference.He said: Before the match I gave two messages: not give up until the end and unite as one. Whether on the pitch or not, we need to play as one team.Son is our best player and is also a very stable captain. We believe that Son did his best.Despite the former Spurs forward misfiring during the game, Hong backed his captain but insisted his squad needed to brush up on finishing their chances.South Korea play Mexico in their next game, which Hong described as very important.Co-hosts America and Canada in action on day twoCo-hosts America and Canada get their World Cups underway later today.Canada are up first at 8pm, playing Bosnia and Herzegovina, who qualified for the tournament with a sensational victory against Italy on penalties.The US face Paraguay at 2am, as the States hope to get their campaign off to a winning start against a Paraguay side that has not been in the tournament since 2010, when they reached the quarter-finals.America will be looking to improve on their performance four years ago in Qatar, when they reached the round of 16 before losing to the Netherlands.Mexico and South Korea get off to winning waysThe opening games of group A saw Mexico and South Korea get off to winning ways.A 2-0 win for Mexico against South Africa saw the co-host go top of the group on goal difference.South Korea came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1, leaving them in second place.Hong Myung-bo, South Korea's coach, said after the game: The win itself makes me happy, but what's even more positive is that our boys won by not giving up.Czech manager Miroslav Koubek rued some mistakes, saying: We played very well, it could have been a draw, and we could have won as well.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter