South Africa @ Mexico
Group GROUP A · World Cup 2026
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Final
South Africa0Mexico
2
South Africa
24-28-12
finished
Jun 11, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Estadio Banorte
🌡 73°F 💨 2 mph ☁ Drizzle
Group GROUP AMexico
42-25-38
South Africa win
27.6%
Draw
27.4%
Mexico win
45.0%
Elo Δ
+61
H2H
1-1-0
BTTS avg
44%
The context
- Rest
- RSA 102d · MEX 11dRSA +91d
Best line · Moneyline
Game settled · prices closed.
Form & Record
RSA · MEX- 24-28-12W-D-L42-25-38
- Last 5
- 102dRest11d
- 100Points151
Attack
RSA · MEX- 1.36Goals scored / match1.23
- 47%BTTS rate42%
- 39%Over 2.5 rate47%
Defense
RSA · MEX- 0.94Goals conceded / match1.32
- +27Goal difference-10
- 25Clean sheets41
Model
RSA · MEX- 27.6%Model win prob45.0%
- 1563Elo rating1624
- 0.07xG1.41
Team comparison
RSA · MEX- 27.6%Model win prob45.0%
- 1563Elo rating1624
- 100Points151
- 24-28-12W-D-L42-25-38
- 1.36Goals scored / match1.23
- 0.94Goals conceded / match1.32
- +27Goal difference-10
- 25Clean sheets41
- 47%BTTS rate42%
- 39%Over 2.5 rate47%
- 0.07xG1.41
- Last 5
South Africa · RSA
102d rest· Record 24-28-12
Mexico · MEX
11d rest· Record 42-25-38
Starting XI
RSA · MEX5-3-2Formation4-1-4-1
- 1Ronwen WilliamsRaúl Rangel1
- 4Teboho MokoenaCésar Montes3
- 6Aubrey ModibaJohan Vásquez5
- 9Lyle FosterErik Lira6
- 13Sphephelo SitholeÁlvaro Fidalgo8
- 14Mbekezeli MbokaziRaúl Jiménez9
- 15Iqraam RaynersIsrael Reyes15
- 19Nkosinathi SibisiJulián Quiñones16
- 20Khuliso MudauJesús Gallardo23
- 21Ime OkonRoberto Alvarado25
- 23Jayden AdamsBrian Gutiérrez26
Did you know?
Mexico and South Africa have met once before in a FIFA World Cup, during the opening match of the 2010 tournament.
source: concacaf.comThis match is the opening game of Group A for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
source: fifa.comEstadio Azteca has hosted two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1970 and 1986, making it the only stadium to achieve this feat twice.
source: web.archive.org