WATCH: Soccer Panel’s Awkward Silence Goes Viral After Nightmare World Cup Opener Leaves Pundits Speechless

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12 June 2026 at 14:41

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South Africa’s 2026 World Cup campaign got off to a nightmare start Thursday night, and the stunned reaction from a panel of former national team stars may have summed it up better than any post-match analysis could.

After South Africa fell 2-0 to Mexico in the tournament opener at a packed Mexico City Stadium, coverage by the country’s national broadcaster returned to the studio to find former South Africa internationals Benny McCarthy, Quinton Fortune, and Aaron Mokoena sitting in near-total silence.

With the reality of the defeat still sinking in, the trio appeared momentarily at a loss for words.

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— SportyTV (@SportyTV) June 11, 2026

Even after the host tried to get the discussion underway with a straightforward question – “What went wrong this game?” – neither McCarthy nor Fortune immediately jumped in.

Instead, viewers were treated to several uncomfortable seconds of television that may have captured the mood more accurately for fans back home. The moment immediately went viral across the internet.

Unfortunately for South Africa, there was plenty to be speechless about.

Mexico took a 1-0 lead within the first 10 minutes, but after halftime, things went from bad to worse for South Africa when midfielder Yaya Sithole was slapped with a red card and sent off

And then, after Mexico scored a second time, Sithole’s teammate Themba Zwane was also ejected.

The defeat leaves South Africa facing some early pressure in Group A and without key players for crucial upcoming fixtures. Judging by the reaction in the studio, however, those concerns can wait for a moment.

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2026 World Cup Opening Day recap, winners and key moments

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12 June 2026 at 09:25

Although there were just two games on Opening Day to kick off the 2026 World Cup, that does not mean there still wasn’t plenty of action to give viewers an appetizer of what is to come for the remainder of the summer’s hottest tournament.

As every team begins the World Cup undefeated, only one can be a winner at the end of the Group stages.

Look at the winners and losers from Day 1 to see who is in control of their respective group.

More: 7 defining moments in USA Men’s World Cup history

Mexico vs. South Africa

Winner: Mexico, 2-0

In an opening game that saw more red cards than goals, Mexico and South Africa kicked off the 2026 World Cup at the Mexico City Stadium, as El Tri looked to open their first host game since 1986 in style.

Out of the gate, Mexico made it clear they were going to be in control, with Julian Quiñones delivering a fast ball to the bottom right of the net in the ninth minute to open up the game.

The first half would remain a defensive contest, as Mexico would not find the back of the net again until the 67th minute of the second half, as Raul Jimenez would knock in his first FIFA World Cup goal on a header to put El Tri up by two.

South Africa would not put up much of a fight, registering only three shots all game. If the Bafana Banana wants to make it out of the Group stages, they’ll need to turn it around next week against the Czech Republic.

South Korea vs. Czech Republic

Winner: South Korea, 2-1

In what some may call a slow burner, South Korea and the Czech Republic put together a rather entertaining game if you cancel out the first half.

It would not be until the second half that one of these teams would finally put the ball in the back of the net, as Czech Republic captain Ladislav Krejčí finished a set-piece pass with a header, giving his team some much-needed momentum.

However, South Korea’s In-Beom Hwang would eventually tie the game up in the 67th minute with a smoothly composed shot that left social media enamored.

Time would tick as both teams looked to score the go-ahead goal until South Korea’s Oh Hyeon-gyu would finish off a quick assist from In-Beom Hwang to put their team up by one.

Hyeon-gyu’s goal would be the final one of the game as South Korea ended the Opening Day for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 victory.

South Africa May 2026: Jetour breaks records, places T2 inside Top 10 for the first time

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By:Matt Gasnier

10 June 2026 at 02:01

The Jetour T2 breaks into the South African Top 10 in May.

New vehicle sales in South Africa sign an incredible 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in May at +12.8% to 51,071 units. This is the biggest May volume in 13 years: since the 53,997 sales of May 2013. Toyota (+3.3%) retains the brands top spot with 20.9%, albeit lower than the 22.3% it commands year-to-date. Suzuki (+0.2%) is stable at #2 ahead of a very dynamic Volkswagen Group (+15.6%). Hyundai (-6.1%) is in difficulty while Ford (stable) rounds out the Top 5. GWM (+25.9%) and Chery (+28.8%) post fantastic gains but are not as impressive as Jetour (+225.8%) reaching record volumes (2,020) and share (4%). Omoda/Jaecoo (+48.2%) and Stellantis (+26.5%) also shine below.

Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (-3.9%) delvers another win just before its generation changeover, and distances the VW Polo Vivo (+51.3%) now ahead of the Ford Ranger (-3.4%) year-to-date. The Chery Tiggo 4 (+64.1%) repeats at #4, a ranking it now also holds YTD. Solid performances also by the GWM Haval Jolion (+20.8%) and Hyundai Grand i10 (+19%). The event of the month is the Jetour T2 breaking into the Top 10 for the first time at #10. Notice also the GWM P-Series (+98%), Ford Territory (+80.7%) and VW Amarok (+47.9%) with the Jetour T1 cracking the Top 30 at #29.

Previous month: South Africa April 2026: Market up 13%, Jetour T2 just outside Top 10

One year ago: South Africa May 2025: GWM (+71.7%), Mahindra (+62%) excel in market up 22%

Full May 2026 Top 47 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.

South Africa May 2026 – manufacturers:

Pos	Manufacturer	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	10,667	20.9%	+ 3.3%	1	58,236	22.3%	+ 3.5%	1	1
2	Suzuki	5,546	10.9%	+ 0.2%	2	28,928	11.1%	– 1.1%	2	2
3	Volkswagen Group	5,295	10.4%	+ 15.6%	3	25,352	9.7%	+ 3.9%	3	3
4	Hyundai	3,054	6.0%	– 6.1%	4	15,353	5.9%	+ 1.0%	4	4
5	Ford	2,932	5.7%	+ 0.0%	5	14,068	5.4%	+ 5.2%	5	5
6	GWM (incl. Haval)	2,605	5.1%	+ 25.9%	6	13,002	5.0%	+ 36.2%	6	6
7	Chery	2,569	5.0%	+ 28.8%	7	11,991	4.6%	+ 25.1%	7	8
8	Jetour	2,020	4.0%	+ 225.8%	8	8,815	3.4%	+ 236.1%	9	15
9	Mahindra	1,429	2.8%	– 6.2%	14	8,474	3.2%	+ 4.3%	10	10
10	Isuzu	1,371	2.7%	– 30.1%	11	10,180	3.9%	+ 0.5%	8	7
11	Omoda and Jaecoo	1,369	2.7%	+ 48.2%	9	6,895	2.6%	+ 67.8%	12	14
12	BMW Group	1,349	2.6%	+ 7.7%	10	6,634	2.5%	+ 7.4%	14	13
13	Kia	1,312	2.6%	– 6.7%	12	7,834	3.0%	+ 11.9%	11	9
14	Renault	1,240	2.4%	– 4.8%	13	6,702	2.6%	– 2.3%	13	11
15	Stellantis	811	1.6%	+ 26.5%	17	3,409	1.3%	+ 32.2%	16	16
16	Nissan	789	1.5%	– 13.0%	15	5,488	2.1%	– 17.6%	15	12
17	BYD	748	1.5%	new	16	2,042	0.8%	new	21	–
18	Tata PC	605	1.2%	new	18	1,655	0.6%	new	22	–
19	FAW Trucks	567	1.1%	+ 16.4%	20	2,557	1.0%	+ 20.4%	19	18
20	Mercedes	508	1.0%	– 2.9%	22	2,612	1.0%	+ 4.6%	18	17
21	Foton	495	1.0%	+ 92.6%	21	2,532	1.0%	+ 141.4%	20	19
22	MG	455	0.9%	new	19	2,771	1.1%	new	17	24
23	JAC	302	0.6%	+ 43.8%	23	1,527	0.6%	+ 41.3%	23	22
24	Daimler Trucks	267	0.5%	– 15.2%	24	1,310	0.5%	– 8.3%	24	20
25	Jaguar Land Rover	231	0.5%	– 4.5%	31	1,208	0.5%	– 3.9%	26	21
26	UD Trucks	229	0.4%	+ 39.6%	29	950	0.4%	+ 12.2%	29	28
27	Volvo Group	224	0.4%	+ 64.7%	30	840	0.3%	+ 14.8%	31	29
28	Mazda	215	0.4%	+ 8.6%	27	1,072	0.4%	– 8.9%	27	23
29	Scania	206	0.4%	– 27.2%	26	790	0.3%	– 11.0%	32	27
30	Changan	200	0.4%	new	36	615	0.2%	new	34	41
31	BAIC	190	0.4%	– 25.2%	25	957	0.4%	– 15.7%	28	26
32	Man	185	0.4%	+ 66.7%	33	631	0.2%	+ 6.4%	33	31
33	Honda	161	0.3%	– 19.5%	32	1,244	0.5%	+ 27.9%	25	25
34	Mitsubishi	156	0.3%	– 6.6%	28	869	0.3%	+ 6.5%	30	30
35	LDV	131	0.3%	new	–	131	0.1%	new	44	–
36	Porsche	103	0.2%	+ 12.0%	34	498	0.2%	+ 2.0%	35	33
37	Sinotruk	101	0.2%	+ 48.5%	37	456	0.2%	+ 63.4%	36	36
38	Powerstar	92	0.2%	– 4.2%	35	439	0.2%	– 7.4%	37	32
39	Volvo Cars	90	0.2%	+ 87.5%	38	416	0.2%	+ 0.7%	38	34
40	Tata	76	0.1%	+ 15.2%	39	264	0.1%	– 24.6%	39	35
41	Subaru	48	0.1%	+ 60.0%	41	170	0.1%	– 17.9%	41	37
42	VECV South Africa	41	0.1%	+ 95.2%	40	220	0.1%	+ 113.6%	40	40
43	Babcock	31	0.1%	+ 138.5%	44	155	0.1%	+ 74.2%	42	42
44	Shacman	21	0.0%	n/a	42	124	0.0%	n/a	45	43
45	Iveco	14	0.0%	– 46.2%	43	155	0.1%	– 10.9%	43	39
46	Proton	14	0.0%	– 76.7%	46	41	0.0%	– 85.7%	46	38
47	Ferrari (Scuderia)	7	0.0%	– 12.5%	45	26	0.0%	– 7.1%	47	44

South Africa May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota Hilux	2,448	4.8%	– 3.9%	1	15,358	5.9%	+ 13.8%	1	1
2	VW Polo Vivo	2,335	4.6%	+ 51.3%	3	10,555	4.0%	+ 12.9%	2	2
3	Ford Ranger	2,073	4.1%	– 3.4%	2	10,322	4.0%	+ 2.4%	3	3
4	Chery Tiggo 4	2,059	4.0%	+ 64.1%	4	9,252	3.5%	+ 60.7%	4	8
5	Hyundai Grand i10	1,829	3.6%	+ 19.0%	6	7,355	2.8%	+ 4.2%	7	7
6	Suzuki Swift	1,588	3.1%	– 13.8%	5	9,081	3.5%	– 13.4%	5	4
7	GWM Haval Jolion	1,345	2.6%	+ 20.8%	7	6,164	2.4%	+ 17.0%	8	11
8	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,210	2.4%	– 25.7%	8	5,785	2.2%	– 22.3%	9	5
9	Suzuki Fronx	1,177	2.3%	– 3.4%	9	5,782	2.2%	+ 8.0%	10	10
10	Jetour T2	1,090	2.1%	new	11	4,024	1.5%	new	16	n/a
11	Isuzu D-Max	1,009	2.0%	– 31.5%	10	8,344	3.2%	+ 2.2%	6	6
12	Toyota Starlet	992	1.9%	– 4.5%	17	5,512	2.1%	– 14.9%	11	9
13	Toyota Starlet Cross	944	1.8%	+ 36.0%	22	4,329	1.7%	– 4.6%	13	13
14	Toyota Vitz	881	1.7%	+ 41.2%	15	5,297	2.0%	+ 92.3%	12	16
15	Omoda C5	858	1.7%	+ 24.9%	12	4,318	1.7%	+ 48.7%	14	21
16	Suzuki Ertiga	841	1.6%	+ 16.6%	13	3,860	1.5%	+ 10.0%	19	19
17	VW Polo	713	1.4%	– 7.0%	14	3,883	1.5%	– 4.2%	18	17
18	GWM P-Series	689	1.3%	+ 98.0%	21	3,082	1.2%	+ 83.6%	24	29
19	Kia Sonet	689	1.3%	– 20.8%	19	4,264	1.6%	+ 1.2%	15	12
20	Toyota Rumion	665	1.3%	+ 7.6%	16	3,637	1.4%	+ 60.4%	21	27
21	Mahindra XUV3X0	636	1.2%	+ 19.1%	32	3,623	1.4%	+ 21.5%	22	23
22	Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up	632	1.2%	– 19.6%	23	3,959	1.5%	– 6.2%	17	18
23	Toyota Fortuner	570	1.1%	– 16.1%	20	3,366	1.3%	+ 0.1%	23	20
24	Toyota Hiace	553	1.1%	– 10.4%	28	3,004	1.2%	– 3.6%	25	22
25	VW T-Cross	541	1.1%	– 21.1%	25	2,343	0.9%	– 7.5%	29	24
26	Nissan Magnite	500	1.0%	– 12.3%	24	3,767	1.4%	– 11.6%	20	15
27	Ford Territory	495	1.0%	+ 80.7%	39	1,914	0.7%	+ 41.5%	38	39
28	Toyota Land Cruiser 70	495	1.0%	+ 35.6%	26	2,331	0.9%	– 4.5%	30	26
29	Jetour T1	448	0.9%	new	44	2,073	0.8%	new	31	n/a
30	Renault Kwid	444	0.9%	+ 13.0%	35	1,938	0.7%	– 22.2%	36	25
31	Hyundai i20	432	0.8%	+ 8.3%	29	2,409	0.9%	+ 45.5%	28	38
32	VW Amarok	417	0.8%	+ 47.9%	33	2,004	0.8%	+ 48.9%	34	36
33	Tata Tiago	408	0.8%	new	36	1,180	0.5%	new	n/a	–
34	Suzuki Baleno	386	0.8%	+ 4.0%	38	1,938	0.7%	– 6.0%	37	28
35	GWM Haval H6	374	0.7%	+ 33.1%	31	2,019	0.8%	+ 41.7%	32	31
36	Chery Tiggo 7	333	0.7%	– 24.1%	30	1,808	0.7%	– 13.2%	40	35
37	Renault Triber	333	0.7%	+ 8.1%	27	2,418	0.9%	+ 38.3%	27	37
38	Toyota Prado	323	0.6%	n/a	45	2,015	0.8%	n/a	33	n/a
39	Renault Kiger	310	0.6%	– 37.0%	37	1,942	0.7%	– 8.5%	35	33
40	Suzuki S-Presso	299	0.6%	n/a	40	1,770	0.7%	n/a	n/a	40
41	Suzuki DZire	294	0.6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
42	Jetour Dashing	293	0.6%	– 22.3%	42	1,691	0.6%	+ 8.6%	n/a	34
43	Nissan Navara	288	0.6%	– 26.0%	41	1,671	0.6%	– 25.0%	n/a	30
44	Citroen C3	278	0.5%	+ 44.8%	48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
45	Hyundai Exter	263	0.5%	– 28.5%	34	1,845	0.7%	– 4.3%	39	32
46	JAC T-Series	261	0.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
47	Suzuki Eeco	255	0.5%	+ 6.7%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
48	Jaecoo J5	253	0.5%	new	47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
49	BYD Dolphin Surf	242	0.5%	new	43	783	0.3%	new	n/a	–
50	VW Polo Sedan	220	0.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: NAAMSA

South Korea Launches Game-Changing Nol World Card for Foreign Tourists: Instant Currency Exchange, Discounts, and Exclusive Benefits at Incheon Airport!

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By:Somudranil Sarkar

13 May 2026 at 06:39

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