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Group A ยท June 11, 2026
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South Africa
Estadio Azteca / Estadio Banorte, Mexico City ยท 19:00 UTC (3:00 PM ET)
Pre-match Overview
Pre-match
Team Snapshot
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico
FIFA #15. 18th World Cup appearance; best finish Quarter-final. Javier Aguirre sets up in a 4-3-3. Aguirre rebuilding around home advantage and altitude in Group A.
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
FIFA #60. 4th World Cup appearance; best finish Group stage. Hugo Broos sets up in a 4-4-2. Broos blends structure with the deep counter that beat AFCON heavyweights.
Match Read

Mexico meet South Africa in Group A

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FixtureGroup A ยท Estadio Azteca / Estadio Banorte, Mexico City. Mexico play on home soil. Open-air venue, capacity 87,000.
Kickoff3:00 PM ET ยท 12:00 PM PT ยท 8:00 PM UK ยท June 11, 2026.
World Cup head-to-headHonours even at the World Cup: 0โ€“1โ€“0 across 1 meeting.
Head to Head
World Cup record
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Mexico Win
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Draw
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South Africa Win
  • South Africa 2010 Group stage โ€” South Africa 1โ€“1 Mexico. Tournament opener in Johannesburg โ€” Tshabalala 55', Mรกrquez 79'.

Their only prior World Cup meeting opened South Africa 2010.

Projected Lineups
Projected XI
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico
4-3-3
Goalkeeper
GKRaรบl Rangel
Defence
RBIsrael ReyesRCBCรฉsar MontesLCBJohan VรกsquezLBJesรบs Gallardo
Midfield
CDMEdson รlvarezCMรlvaro FidalgoCMGilberto Mora
Attack
RWRoberto AlvaradoSTRaรบl JimรฉnezLWAlexis Vega
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
4-3-3
Goalkeeper
GKRonwen Williams
Defence
RBKhuliso MudauRCBMbekezeli MbokaziLCBIme OkonLBAubrey Modiba
Midfield
CMTeboho MokoenaCMThalente MbathaCMSphephelo Sithole
Attack
RWOswin AppollisSTLyle FosterLWTshepang Moremi

Media-projected XIs โ€” official team sheets confirm ~1 hour before kickoff. Mexicoโ€™s goalkeeper (Rangel or Ochoa) and the third midfielder are the main selection calls; Modiba started at left-back after clearing a fitness doubt.

Projected XIs via Sports Illustrated โ€” Mexico predicted lineup ยท Sports Mole โ€” South Africa predicted lineup.

How to Watch
USA
FOX / FS1 (English) ยท Telemundo / Universo (Spanish)
Mexico
TUDN ยท Azteca
South Africa
SABC ยท SuperSport
UK
BBC & ITV (free-to-air)
Canada
TSN / CTV ยท RDS (French)

US coverage on FOX and Telemundo. Home-market and international listings are best-effort โ€” check your local rights holder closer to kickoff for streaming availability.

Live Data
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Possession, shots, on-target, corners, passes, fouls, offsides and saves update live from kick-off, refreshed every 30 seconds from the ESPN match feed.

Match Event Timeline
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Live events will appear here from kick-off ยท Mexico vs South Africa ยท Estadio Azteca / Estadio Banorte ยท June 11, 2026
Standings Impact
Group A ยท live
#TeamPWDLGDPts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0

This Group A mini-table and the full Standings tab update live from official match results during the tournament.

Post-match Content
Populates after kickoff
Mexico vs South Africa ยท Estadio Azteca / Estadio Banorte ยท June 11, 2026
Once the match ends, this tab will populate with Player of the Match, individual ratings, full match stats (possession, shots, xG, pass accuracy, cards) and the Post-match Standings Impact. All figures are sourced from official match data after the final whistle.
Group Standings
Live ยท all 12 groups
Group A โ†’
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group B โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group C โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group D โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Tรผrkiye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group E โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ Curaรงao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group F โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group G โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group H โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group I โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group J โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group K โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch
Group L โ†’
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1 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd โ€” best-third watch

Standings update live from official match results during the tournament. The 8 best group winners and runners-up advance automatically to the Round of 32, along with the 8 best third-placed teams. Tables sort by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.