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World Cup icon’s gorgeous Wag stuns in Mexico colours as she cheers him and team-mates on in South Africa win

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MEXICO legend Guillermo Ochoa was cheered on by his gorgeous Wag from the stands in their World Cup opener. The iconic goalkeeper is in El Tricolor’s tournament squad for the SIXTH time in his career. Ochoa, 40, did not play in the World Cup opening game in Mexico City with Raul Rangel favoured ahead of him against South Africa. He watched on as Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez fired the co-hosts to a 2-0 win to start their campaign. But this did not stop the veteran stopper from getting love and support from those closest to him from the stands. His wife, Karla Mora, wore the nation’s shirt as she cheered on from the sidelines. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP Karla posted a picture of herself before kick-off with Mexican fashion stylist Raul Alvarez. She would have enjoyed the match from the seats with Mexico coming out 2-0 winners. But the goals were only half of the action on the pitch with South Africa being reduced to NINE men. Yaya Sithole was dismissed for a clumsy last-man challenge on Brian Gutierrez three minutes after the break. Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS World Cup 2026 - all the info LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED! This year’s World Cup will be like no other as a record-breaking 48 nations compete to lift football’s biggest prize. England manager Thomas Tuchel is hoping to finally bring football home after a 60-year drought. But footballing legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have other plans in what will likely be their final World Cup appearance. SunSport have got everything you need for the huge tournament LATEST NEWS - Trump admin reveals reason for ref being banned from World Cup - EXCL: USA World Cup hero fears stadiums could be left half-empty - Man Utd World Cup stars set for mixed tournament - How BBC vs ITV line-ups compare for the World Cup KEY INFO - World Cup 2026 full match schedule including kick-off times - World Cup 2026 full squads - World Cup 2026 rule changes - World Cup 2026 prize money VIDEO TIPS AND BETTING If you click a link in this article, we will earn affiliate revenue. Thembe Zwane was then given his marching orders after a VAR review found him guilty of violent conduct. Mexico suffered their own discipline issues as Cesar Montes was shown red for a foul on Khuliso Mudau. Ochoa has earned 152 caps for Mexico during his career and was has been in the tournament squads since 2006. His best tournament came in 2014 as he only conceded once in the group stage as Mexico reached the knockout rounds. He and Karla got married in 2017 during a ceremony in Ibiza, Spain. They have three children together, Lucciana, Guillermo and Karla.

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