2026 World Cup: TV channels for live broadcast of the Mexico vs South Africa opening match

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Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

11.06.26 15:00 World Cup

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The inaugural 48-team World Cup will kick off this Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM GMT in Mexico City with the opening match between Mexico, one of the tournament's three hosts, and South Africa.

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This is a replay of the opening match from the 2010 edition held in South Africa. That clash ended in a 1-1 draw.

TV channels broadcasting the match live

• América Peru HD

• Antena 1 Romania HD

• Antena Play Live

• Arena Premium 1 BiH HD

• Arena Premium 1 Srbija HD

• Arena Sport 1 BiH HD

• Arena Sport 1 Slovenija HD

• ATN (Ariana Television Network)

• Azam Sports 2 HD

• Azam Sports 4 HD

• beIN Connect FRANCE

• beIN Connect MENA

• beIN Connect MENA HD

• beIN Sports France 1 HD

• beIN Sports MENA 4K UHD

• beIN Sports MENA Max 1 HD

• beIN Sports MENA Max 2 HD

• beIN Sports MENA Max 5 HD

• BNT 1 Bulgaria HD

• BNT 3 Bulgaria HD

• Canal 5 Mexico HD

• Caracol Nacional

• ChileVision

• CT Sport Czech HD

• CTV Canada HD

• DAZN España

• ERT 1 Hellas HD

• ERT 2 Sport Hellas HD

• ETV Estonia

• ETV+ Estonia

• FOX Sports USA 4K

• FOX TV USA 4K

• Fox TV USA HD

• Fussball.TV1 UHD

• HRT 2 Hrvatska HD

• Ictimai TV HD

• ITV 1 England HD

• ITV X

• JOJ TV Slovakia HD

• JOJ Šport SVK HD

• Jurnal TV Moldova

• KTRK Kyrgystan

• La Nouvelle Chaîne Ivorienne

• LaLiga TV Bar HD

• M4 Sport Hungary HD

• M6 France 4K UHD

• M6 France HD

• M6 Suisse HD

• Magenta Sport

• MATCH! Futbol 1 HD

• MATCH! Premier HD

• MATCH! Russia HD

• Megogo Sport Ukraine HD

• MTV 3 Suomi HD

• MTV Katsomon+

• MTV Urheilu 1 Suomi HD

• NHK BS Premium 4K

• Nova Action HD

• NOW Sports HK 4K 616

• NPO 1 Nederland HD

• OnePlay Sport 1 HD

• ORF 1 Austria HD

• ORF On

• ORTB Benin

• Play RTS Sport

• QazSport HD

• RAI 1 Italia HD

• RAI 4K UHD

• RCN TV HD

• RDS Canada

• RSI La 2 Svizzera HD

• RTBF La Une HD

• RTK 1 Kosovo HD

• RTS 1 Senegal HD

• RTS 1 Srbija HD

• RTS 2 Suisse HD

• RTVE Play

• RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

• RTÉ Player

• Rustavi 2

• RUV 2 Sjonvarpid

• SABC 1 HD

• Setanta Sports 1 Georgia HD

• Sigma TV Cyprus

• Sky Sport 2 Deutsch HD

• Sky Sport 3 Deutsch HD

• Sky Sport 4 Deutsch HD

• Slovenija TV2 HD

• Sport TV Belarus

• Sport TV1 Portugal HD

• Sport TV5 Portugal HD

• SporTV Brazil HD

• SRF Zwei Schweiz HD

• STV Player

• STV Scotland HD

• SuperSport 2 Albania HD

• SuperSport Grandstand HD

• SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD

• SuperSport PSL HD

• Telemundo USA

• Teletica 7

• TRT 1 Türkiye HD

• TSN Canada 1 HD

• TSN Canada 3 HD

• TSN Canada 4 HD

• TUDN Español USA

• Turkmenistan Sport HD

• TV Klan HD

• TV2 Danmark HD

• TV2 Direkte Norge HD

• TV3 Lietuva HD

• TV4 Play Sverige

• TV4 Play+ Sverige

• TV4 Sverige HD

• TV6 Latvija

• TVCG 1 HD

• TVE La 1 HD España

• TVE La 1 UHD 4K

• TVNZ 1

• TVP 1 Polska HD

• TVP Sport Polska HD

• TyC Sports Argentina

• UTV Northern Ireland HD

• VRT 1 Belgium HD

• We Sport Moldova

• ZDF Deutschland HD

• Zor TV Uzbekistan

Head-to-head history

Mexico and South Africa have faced each other four times in the past. El Tri recorded two friendly wins in 1993 (4-0) and 2000 (4-2).

Bafana Bafana claimed victory in the first official meeting between the two sides during the 2005 Gold Cup group stage, winning 2-1. The second official clash was the 2010 World Cup opener in Group A, which ended 1-1.

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