Jeff Powell

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Mexico vs South Africa kicks off the 2026 World Cup following the opening ceremony.

JEFF POWELL: If the anti-government protests raging across this city were meant to capture the eye of the entire world by keeping the vast Estadio Azteca empty, then it failed spectacularly.

After a lengthy World Cup slump, Colombia come to Mexico City's Estadio Azteca chanting 'we're back.'

JEFF POWELL IN MEXICO CITY: Colombia have long been looked down upon as the poor cousins of South American football when it comes to World Cups.

Can YOU master Craig Hope's World Cup quiz? Test your knowledge HERE Colombia have long been looked down upon as the poor cousins of South American football when it comes to World Cups.

JEFF POWELL IN MEXICO CITY: This co-host nation for 2026 were already the first to clinch qualification for the knockout stages as uncatchable leaders of Group A.

Jeff Powell In the mighty Azteca where this jamboree kicked off a fortnight ago Mexico went through the motions against Czechia in what was not so much a football match as a lap of honour.

Senor Guardiola's tippy-tappy evolution, which has been copied universally, is being swept aside by an upsurge of high-speed attacking football on the grandest stage of all.

JEFF POWELL: Take a deep breath, England. A very deep breath. Then as many more deep breaths as humanly possible in a short span of time.

This issue starts off with a puppy reminiscing about his life with his human owner until he ran away from home and was caught by a dog catcher he called “The Giant”. The puppies are dropped off at the dog pound, as the flashback continues with a meteor crashing on Earth’s surface. The debris from the meteor makes an impact on two blocks of Los Angeles’s metro downtown.