South Africa @ Mexico
Group GROUP A · World Cup 2026
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Final
South Africa0Mexico
2
2
South Africa
24-26-12
finished
Jun 11, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Estadio Azteca
🌡 73°F 💨 2 mph ☁ Drizzle
Group GROUP AMexico
39-24-38
South Africa win
30.6%
Draw
28.5%
Mexico win
40.9%
Elo Δ
+35
H2H
1-1-0
BTTS avg
44%
The context
- Rest
- RSA 30d · MEX 22dRSA +8d
Best line · Moneyline
Game settled · prices closed.
Form & Record
RSA · MEX- 24-26-12W-D-L39-24-38
- Last 5
- 30dRest22d
- 98Points141
Attack
RSA · MEX- 1.39Goals scored / match1.19
- 47%BTTS rate42%
- 40%Over 2.5 rate48%
Defense
RSA · MEX- 0.95Goals conceded / match1.36
- +27Goal difference-17
- 24Clean sheets39
Model
RSA · MEX- 30.6%Model win prob40.9%
- 1570Elo rating1605
- 0.07xG1.41
Team comparison
RSA · MEX- 30.6%Model win prob40.9%
- 1570Elo rating1605
- 98Points141
- 24-26-12W-D-L39-24-38
- 1.39Goals scored / match1.19
- 0.95Goals conceded / match1.36
- +27Goal difference-17
- 24Clean sheets39
- 47%BTTS rate42%
- 40%Over 2.5 rate48%
- 0.07xG1.41
- Last 5
South Africa · RSA
30d rest· Record 24-26-12
Mexico · MEX
22d rest· Record 39-24-38
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