World Cup 2026: Follow Mexico vs South Africa live on Foot Africa!

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Mohamed Rek

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Find all the essential information about the opening match of the 2026 World Cup between Mexico and South Africa: kick-off time, stadium, TV broadcast, streaming platforms, and real-time audio commentary.

Hundreds of millions of football fans will have their eyes glued, this Thursday evening, to the legendary Azteca Stadium, which will host the opening match of the 23rd edition of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa.

This edition of the World Cup marks a historic turning point, as it will be the first ever to feature 48 participating teams. The total number of matches rises to 104, making this the largest World Cup ever staged.

Group A consists of Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, and the Czech Republic.

In addition, the International Federation of Football (FIFA) has appointed 44-year-old Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio to officiate this inaugural clash.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 19:00 GMT.

Mexico vs South Africa: Time and live audio

In this article, you'll find our link to the live audio coverage of the Mexico vs South Africa match. The game will be played from 19:00 GMT at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City (which has become the first stadium in history to host matches in three different World Cup editions).

Which channels are broadcasting Mexico vs South Africa?

Here is a selection of broadcasters airing the Mexico vs South Africa match, counting for the first day of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup:

América Peru HD

Antena 1 Romania HD

Antena Play Live ($/geo/R)

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 ($/geo/R)

DAZN Mundial Espana HD

ENTV Algérie HD

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

IRIB TV3 HD

ITV 1 England HD

ITV X (geo/R)

JOJ TV Slovakia HD

JOJ Šport SVK HD

Jurnal TV Moldova

Klan Sport 1 HD

KTRK Kyrgystan

La 2 cat

La Nouvelle Chaîne Ivorienne

LaLiga TV Bar HD

M4 Sport Hungary HD

M6 France 4K UHD

M6 France HD

M6 Suisse HD

Magenta Sport ($/geo/R)

MATCH! Futbol 1 HD

MATCH! Premier HD

MATCH! Russia HD

Megogo Sport Ukraine HD

MTV 3 Suomi HD

MTV Katsomon+ ($/geo/R)

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 ($/geo/R)

ORTB Benin

ORTM 1 Mali

Play RTS Sport (geo/R)

Qazaqstan TV HD

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 ($/geo/R)

RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

RTÉ Player (geo/R)

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 24 At Sea HD

Sport 24 In Flight HD

Sport TV Belarus

Sport TV1 Portugal HD

Sport TV5 Portugal HD

SporTV Brazil HD

SRF Zwei Schweiz HD

STV Player (geo/R)

STV Scotland HD

SuperSport 2 Albania HD

SuperSport Grandstand HD

SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD

SuperSport PSL HD

Telemundo USA

Teletica 7 (teletica.com/vivo)

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 [online]

TV4 Play+ Sverige [online]

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

Varzish TV Sport HD (tjk)

VRT 1 Belgium HD

We Sport Moldova ($/geo/R)

Z Sports 1 Angola

ZDF Deutschland HD

Zor TV Uzbekistan

The most successful nations in World Cup history

1. Brazil — 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
   
2. Germany — 4 titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
   
3. Italy — 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
   
4. Argentina — 3 titles (1978, 1986, 2022)
   
5. France — 2 titles (1998, 2018)
   
6. Uruguay — 2 titles (1930, 1950)
   
7. England — 1 title (1966)
   

8. Spain — 1 title (2010)

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