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,

World Cup football has kicked off in Mexico City, with the co-hosts beating South Africa two goals to nil in the first of more than a hundred matches spread across North America.

Expected to play a crucial role is South Africa's captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, whose performances over the past two years have established him as one of Africa's leading players.

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