Fifa confirms Bafana Bafana World Cup fixtures with South Africa playing the opening game against co-host Mexico
This is the reverse fixture as the 2010 spectacle saw South Africa face Mexico as hosts of the global showpiece
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Bafana Bafana's 2026 World Cup fixtures have been confirmed by Fifa with one interesting game.
That game is the one against co-host Mexico. It is interesting in that when South Africa hosted this global showpiece in 2010, it played its first game against Mexico at FNB Stadium on the same date 15 years ago. Below are the rest of the games and dates.
Fixtures:
Thursday, 11 June
Mexico v South Africa
Time: 22h00 (SA Time)
Venue: Estadio Azteca
Thursday, 18 June
South Africa v Play-Off Winner
Time: 19h00 (SA Time)
Venue: Atalanta
Wednesday, 25 June
South Korea v South Africa
Time: 04h00 (SA Time)
Venue: Monterray
Mzwakhe Ngwenya
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Translated by the editors
