Mexico 2–0 South Africa
Mexico deliver as predicted
Mexico beat South Africa 2–0 in Group A. Scorers: Julián Quiñones (9'), Raúl Jiménez (67').
Our model backed Mexico at 67% and predicted 1–0 — the right call on the result.
Tournament so far — Mexico: 12 pts from 5 — about 3.3 above the 8.7 our model expected. South Africa: 4 pts from 4, right in line with the 4 expected.