Bafana Bafana’s chartered flight has arrived in Mexico, where they will begin their preparations to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.After a day’s delay in their departure from Johannesburg from Sunday to Monday over the controversial non-arrival of their US visas by the weekend due to an alleged South African Football Association bungle, Hugo Broos’ team have disembarked in Mexico City.Videos shared on social media recorded the team’s arrival.Bafana meet co-hosts Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City in the 2026 World Cup opening game on June 11 (9pm SA time), a rematch of the first fixture when South Africa hosted the 2010 edition.The South Africans will be based at Universidad del Futbol y Ciencias del Deporte, part of the Grupo in Pachuca, 95km outside Mexico City.Broos wanted to leave at least 10 days before that match because he said it takes that length of time to adjust to high altitude.Mexico City sits at 2,240m above sea level, 500m above high-altitude Johannesburg (1,750m).Bafana’s training base in Pachuca sits at 2,430m.🚨🇿🇦 SUDÁFRICA YA ESTÁ EN MÉXICO 🇿🇦🚨9 días antes de su debut ante México, la selección Bafana Bafana ya aterrizó en tierra azteca 🇲🇽El miércoles tendrán entrenamiento abierto y el viernes juego ante Jamaica a puerta cerrada. Pachuca será su sede ⚽️🇿🇦#Sudafrica pic.twitter.com/8lYRcBfGvW— Edgar Morales (@edddgarm) June 2, 2026