MEXICO CITY (AP) — The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards. No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a 2006 game between Portugal and the Netherlands,

Mexico got the World Cup party underway as the co-hosts swept aside South Africa 2-0 on Thursday, a tempestuous clash that kicked off the quadrennial extravaganza.

Mexico got the tournament started with comfortable 2-0 win over South Africa in Group A while South Korea survived a wasteful performance from talisman Son Heung-min to secure a 2-1 come-from-behind w...