Even Roy Keane was won over by South Africa's incredible entrance to Azteca Stadium

Roy Keane is renowned for his no-nonsense attitude towards pre and post-match celebrations, but even he was won over by South Africa's incredible arrival at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

On Thursday afternoon, 2010 hosts South Africa made a memorable entrance ahead of their much-anticipated World Cup opener against Mexico.

As you can see from the footage below, the entire squad could be seen dancing and singing in front of their team bus, a scene that soon went viral on social media.

They soon made their way down the corridors of the 83,000-capacity Azteca and continued to celebrate. In fact, ITV cameras captured the upbeat moment as pundits Gary Neville and Ian Wright watched on from the studio.

Roy Keane was also sat watching the scene unfold and, to the surprise of some viewers, he enjoyed every second.

Mark Pougatch began the segment by saying: "I think after everything we've been talking about with the controversy in the building of the World Cup, that's great, isn't it? That's what it means. Eight minutes of singing."

"It's a brilliant way to come into a game, isn't it?" Ian Wright beamed. "It must feel as though everybody's so together and the vibe and the energy, brilliant. That's what you want."

Moments later, a smiling Keane delivered his take on the scenes.

"Fantastic," he replied. "It's the opposite of how I used to approach a game, unfortunately. I'd love that. It's great, isn't it? Different cultures or whatever, but brilliant. Proper getting in the zone in a different way. Everyone together."

🤯🇿🇦 THE ARRIVAL OF SOUTH AFRICA’S NATIONAL TEAM AT THE ESTADIO AZTECA! 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/6kjwspc4yY

— All Fútbol MX 🇲🇽 (@AllFutbolMX) June 11, 2026

"It's the opposite of how I used to approach a game" 😅

Roy is a big fan of the South African players singing before a game pic.twitter.com/YzbCOg9n5e

— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 11, 2026

Moments after South Africa's arrival, the opening ceremony in Mexico City took place at the Azteca, with Shakira and Burna Boy performing the official tournament song, 'Dai Dai'.

Additional performers included Alejandro Fernandez, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs, Los Angeles Azules, Mana and Tyla.