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Match predictionOur tip: 1-0
Mexico vs South Africa 2026 World Cup Prediction: Co-Hosts Aim to Launch Campaign in Style
The 2026 World Cup opens on 11 June at Estadio Azteca with co hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in Group A, in front of a sold out home crowd at altitude. Mexico come in smarting from a 2022 group…
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- It's week 1 of the 2026 World Cup on 2026-06-11 at 20:00 GMT, when Mexico and South Africa go head-to-head.
- With the data available to us, Javier Aguirre and H. Broos have not met as managers before.
- Mexico and South Africa will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our forecast has Mexico in a 4-man backline (4-1-4-1), with South Africa set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, C. Huerta registered the best mark for Mexico - 6 - and S. Msani did likewise for South Africa with an 6.9 score.
- Mexico secured a win (5-1 vs Serbia), while South Africa had to settle for a draw (1-1 vs Jamaica).
- Mexico look strong (3-2-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas South Africa have 1-3-1 in the same span.
- This one's been tight: in 1 head-to-head game, Mexico have won 0 games, South Africa 0 games, and there've been 1 draw.
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| 9' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 17' | T. Mokoena | ||
| 23' | B. Gutierrez | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 49' | Y. Sithole | ||
| 56' | |||
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| 66' | |||
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| 67' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 74' | N. Sibisi | ||
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| 79' | |||
| 82' | Card upgrade | Themba Zwane-VAR | |
| 84' | T. Zwane | ||
| 90+2' | C. Montes | ||
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