Mexico vs South Africa
FIFA World Cup 
Full time 
11/06/2026 
7:00 pm Pick settlement
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Mexico open their World Cup campaign with home advantage at the Azteca, coming off three straight wins including a 5-1 demolition of Serbia. South Africa arrive with a concerning run of just one win in their last eight matches, managing only draws against Jamaica and Nicaragua in recent friendlies.
Mexico look like the better side on the available evidence, but this is not a match for a reckless stake. Mexico's 4-1-4-1 against South Africa's 4-2-3-1 should leave the wide players with a big say, especially if either side can turn possession into early runs behind the full-backs. The recent-form line (Mexico WWWDD / South Africa DDLDL) is the clearest clue on which side should settle quicker. Final team news and the latest price should decide whether this is worth taking at all.
Recent form
Previous games
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Mexico
Table position unavailable
- 5-1
- 1-0
- 2-0
- 1-1
- 0-0
Head to Head
- 11/06/2010 South Africa 1-1 Mexico
South Africa
Table position unavailable
- 1-1
- 0-0
- 1-2
- 1-1
- 1-2
Predicted lineups
Mexico vs South Africa lineups
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Source: recent official starting XIs · low confidence projection · 08/06/2026, 10:30 am
Mexico
4-1-4-1
- 1. R. RangelG
- 2. J. SanchezD
- 3. C. MontesD
- 5. J. VasquezD
- 6. E. LiraM
- 8. A. FidalgoM
- 9. R. JimenezF
- 16. J. QuinonesM
- 23. J. GallardoD
- 25. R. AlvaradoM
- 26. B. GutierrezM
South Africa
4-2-3-1
- 2. T. MatuludiD
- 5. T. MbathaM
- 8. T. MoremiM
- 9. L. FosterF
- 11. T. ZwaneM
- 13. S. SitholeM
- 18. S. KabiniD
- 21. I. OkonD
- 22. R. GossG
- 24. O. MakhanyaD
- 25. K. SebelebeleM
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Injury report and yellow/red cards
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Mexico Reported injuries
No confirmed injury absences are reported in the available fixture data.
Players carrying cards
No carry-over yellow/red card records are reported for this team in the available fixture data.
Card risk watch
- J. Sanchez Defensive duels and recovery tackles raise the booking risk.
- C. Montes Defensive duels and recovery tackles raise the booking risk.
- J. Vasquez Defensive duels and recovery tackles raise the booking risk.
South Africa Reported injuries
No confirmed injury absences are reported in the available fixture data.
Players carrying cards
No carry-over yellow/red card records are reported for this team in the available fixture data.
Card risk watch
- T. Matuludi Defensive duels and recovery tackles raise the booking risk.
- I. Okon Defensive duels and recovery tackles raise the booking risk.
- O. Makhanya Defensive duels and recovery tackles raise the booking risk.
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