Quiñones is the author of the first goal at the 2026 World Cup

Mexico striker Quiñones scored the first goal of the 2026 World Cup against South Africa. The score in the match was opened after a gross mistake by the opponent's defense. Sithole failed to accept a pass from Williams in front of his own penalty area, after which Lira intercepted the ball and continued the attack. The ball bounced to Quiñones, who faked it for a shot and from the center of the penalty area hit exactly under the goalkeeper, opening the scoring in the match. Thus, Quiñones made history as the author of the first goal of the tournament, which is hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada. Interestingly, as part of Al-Qadisiya, Quiñones became the top scorer of the 2025/26 Saudi Arabian Championship, scoring 33 goals.