Group AJun 12, 2026 (Friday) 02:00 MYT · early-hours kick-off
Mexico vs South Africa · Prediction & Kick-off Time
Mexico
South Africa📍 Estadio Azteca
🇲🇾 Malaysian fans: this one is early-hours kick-off (Kuala Lumpur time 02:00) — set your alarm.
Model Forecast
Analytics Hub →Mexico winDrawSouth Africa win
Most likely score Mexico 2 : 0 South Africa · expected goals (xG) 2.70 / 0.18
Elo rating 1875 vs 1517 · source: World Football Elo Ratings (real data, refreshed daily)
Group A Standings
Full Schedule →| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mexico vs South Africa — What to Watch
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, Kuala Lumpur time Jun 12 02:00 (MYT, early-hours kick-off) at Estadio Azteca. Based on real World Football Elo Ratings (eloratings.net, Mexico 1875 / South Africa 1517), our Poisson model gives Mexico to win 90%, draw 9%, South Africa to win 1%, most likely score 2:0. Full schedule, standings and bracket: the Fixtures & Results page.