Mexico enter the World Cup as favourites to progress from Group A, but Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana will believe there are areas they can exploit in the tournament opener.

Coach is holding thumbs for one key player with an injury and has some selection posers

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is happy for South Africa to be underdogs in Group A as they prepare to face co-hosts Mexico in the FIFA World Cup opening match.

El estratega belga de los Bafana Bafana, que tienen su campamento base en la Universidad del Futbol en Pachuca, reconoció que el equipo mexicano es muy completo y cuenta con…

Coach Hugo Broos has selected a diverse array of attacking talent. We profile the eight forwards and midfielders tasked with leading South Africa's offense.

Coach Hugo Broos watched co-hosts thrash Serbia 5-1 and admits it was ‘fantastic how they played’

Here are the three key playmakers for Bafana Bafana in their World Cup opener against Mexico: Relebohile Mofokeng, Lyle Foster, and Ronwen Williams.

There is cover at left-back, but the Sundowns star’s experience could be crucial in World Cup opener

MEXICO CITY, June 9 : Mexico will launch their home World Cup campaign against South Africa on Thursday under pressure to deliver the winning start fans expect at the Estadio…

Sixteen years later, Bafana Bafana return to the World Cup after a tough qualification. Coach Broos aims for knockout stage when they open their campaign against co-hosts Mexico.

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa, Gayton McKenzie, has predicted that Bafana Bafana will play to a 1-1 draw with hosts Mexico in the much-anticipated 2026 FIFA…

Lyle Foster’s EPL experience can also help as SA meet co-hosts Mexico in the World Cup opening game at the Azteca

Noise and global attention of the opening game a major factor for coach Hugo Broos’s World Cup babes in the wood

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is targeting history ahead of Thursday's World Cup opener against Mexico, aiming to take South Africa past the group stage for the first time.

As the tournament kicks off, cohosts Mexico face South Africa in a replay of the 2010 edition's opening game.

Mexico enters its World Cup opener against South Africa injury-free and in red-hot form.

Mexico hosts South Africa in a repeat of the opening fixture from the 2010 World Cup.

MEXICO CITY, June 10 : South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his side are prepared to face Mexico's quality and home-crowd advantage in Thursday's World Cup opener, insisting they…

While Mexico look to tear up a historical record of never winning a World Cup opening match, Bafana Bafana prepare to brave a hostile cauldron in Mexico City.

Mexico enter the World Cup as favourites to progress from Group A, but Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana will believe there are areas they can exploit in the tournament opener.

As the 2026 Fifa World Cup opener approaches, the clash between co-host Mexico and Bafana Bafana promises to be a thrilling encounter, echoing the drama of their 2010 face-off.