Group A · Matchday 1

Mexico vs South Africa

2026-06-11 · 20:00 CET · 14:00 EST · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

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World Cup record

17World Cups3

60Matches played9

66(1.1)Points / game10(1.11)

Mexico

17 TRIES · NEVER PAST THE QUARTERS

CAN GIMÉNEZ DELIVER?

South Africa

3 WORLD CUPS · OUT TO MAKE THEIR MARK

TAU OUT TO MAKE HISTORY

MexicoSouth Africa

€296mavg €9.9m/player

€118mavg €3.9m/player

Mexico squad valued €178m more · 2.5× the gap

Source: Transfermarkt (approx.)

Mexico

Sánchez, Gallardo

South Africa

Mokoena, Williams