Mexico got the 2026 World Cup under way as they beat South Africa 2-0 in a match that saw three player sent off at the iconic Estadio Azteca.

The normal display of African unity in the early stages of a football World Cup was notably absent from social media as many fans from across the continent backed Mexico in the tournament's opening match against South Africa.

South Africa coach Hugo Broos became the oldest coach to manage a World Cup match when his team opened the 2026 World Cup against Mexico. He’s going to hold that record for mere hours. The 74-year-old Belgian broke a record that had stood for 16 years when Greece’s Otto Rehhagel became the oldest manager in tournament history in 2010 at the age of

South Africa is gearing up for its first FIFA World Cup run since hosting the tournament in 2010, when they step onto the pitch as part of Group A for this year’s event in North America. Bafana Bafana,

The day has finally arrived. The 2026 Fifa World Cup kicks off on Thursday, 11 June in Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Azteca. South Africa’s Bafana Bafana step onto the global stage for the first time since 2010,

After South Africa's jubilation at a first World Cup finals in 16 years turned sour with a 2-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico, winger Thapelo Maseko says they must invoke the spirit of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to get back on track.