Mexico host South Africa in Group A of the 2026 World Cup at Estadio Azteca on June 11, kicking off at 1:00 PM local time (UTC-6). The hosts enter as heavy favorites on home soil, while South Africa return to the World Cup for the first time since 2010. Mexico has betting odds of -225 with BetOnline to win the match outright.
The match opens the group stage for both sides, with Group A also featuring Korea Republic and Czechia. A win here would give either team a significant early advantage in what figures to be a competitive four-team group. Mexico’s tournament outright odds sit at +6600, reflecting a squad that carries genuine quality but faces expectations well beyond those numbers given the home advantage and the weight of a nation demanding improvement after the group-stage exit in Qatar 2022.