Bafana Bafana’s fixtures at the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been confirmed, a day after the group stage draw.
South Africa were draw in Group A, alongside co-hosts Mexico, Korea Republic and the winner of the European playoff between Denmark, North Macedonia, Czech Republic and Ireland.
Bafana already knew they will face Mexico on 11 June at the Estadio Azreca in the opener of the 2026 tournament – 16 years after both sides met in the opener of the 2010 World Cup in Mzansi.
They will then face the winner of the European playoff in their second Group A fixture on 18 June, with the match scheduled for Atlanta, Georgia.
In the third and final group fixture, Bafana will then round out their group stages against Korea Republic, with the match again taking place in Mexico, this time in Monterray.




