Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Mexico vs South Africa, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Mexico
2 – 0
Full Time
South Africa
Thu 11 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC Azteca 80,824 HT 45' · FT 45'
Julian Quinones 9' 1–0
Raul Jimenez 67' 2–0
Y 17' Teboho Mokoena
Brian Gutierrez 23' Y
R 49' Sphephelo Sithole
Y 74' Nkosinathi Sibisi
R 84' Themba Zwane
Cesar Montes 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Mexico vs South Africa — Worldcup at Azteca.

Match Details

  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Raphael Pires
  • Assistant 2 Bruno Boschilia
16 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Mexico 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals South Africa
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-11 Mexico 2–0 South Africa

Recent Form

Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun South Africa H 2–0 W
30 Nov Saudi Arabia A 2–1 W
26 Nov Argentina A 0–2 L
22 Nov Poland H 0–0 D
02 Jul Brazil A 0–2 L
27 Jun Sweden H 0–3 L
South Africa
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Mexico A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Mexico South Africa
#1 Position #2
9 Points 4
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 2
0 Conceded 3
+6 GD -1
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
25% Clean Sheets
South Africa this season

Mexico are 1st (9 pts). South Africa are 2nd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
South Africa
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Azteca as Mexico face off against South Africa in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' South Africa are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 9' What a strike from Julian Quinones! The score is 1-0.
  • 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
  • 17' Controversy at the stadium! Teboho Mokoena argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 22' South Africa international Themba Zwane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' A moment of madness from Brian Gutierrez on 23 minutes earns him a card. Mexico will be frustrated.
  • 28' South Africa come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' The 26-year-old Lyle Foster has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' South Africa started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' South Africa has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 49' It’s a booking for South Africa player. Sphephelo Sithole gets a card.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Thalente Mbatha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lyle Foster at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' Themba Zwane gets the nod from South Africa. He replaces Jayden Adams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Brian Gutierrez as he leaves the pitch. Luis Chavez steps in for Mexico.
  • 67' GOAL! Raul Jimenez scores on 67. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado
  • 72' Mexico currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Nkosinathi Sibisi.
  • 76' Edson Alvarez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Lira on 76 minute.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Alexis Vega. He replaces Julian Quinones on 79 minute.
  • 84' That is a card for South Africa. Themba Zwane will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Mexico are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against South Africa's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 90' Cesar Montes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Mexico Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Aguirre

South Africa Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hugo Broos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Mexico xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 South Africa xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Mexico65% Draw24% South Africa11%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Mexico or Draw
89%
Draw or South Africa
35%
Mexico or South Africa
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Mexico46% Draw50% South Africa4%
Actual: Mexico win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
23%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.3%
3 – 0
10%
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
4.2%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
3.3%
4 – 1
1.5%
5 – 0
1.4%
1 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Mexico

Handicap Mexico covers Push South Africa covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 22% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 29% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Mexico keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
South Africa keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.