Group A · MD1BBC/ITVThu 11 Jun, 20:00 BST· Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico flag
MexicoMEXGroup A
Coach: Javier Aguirre Onaindía
2 - 0
Full time
South Africa flag
South AfricaSOUGroup A
Coach: Molefi Petrus Ntseki

Mexico — last 5

W
W
W
D
D

South Africa — last 5

D
D
L
D
L

Group ACurrent standings

#TeamPWLGDPts
1Mexico110+23
3Czechia101-10

Top 2 advance · best 8 third-place teams also through

Travel loadBase camp → venue

Mexico
Base: Mexico City
Flight
15 km
TZ shift
none
Alt Δ
+0m

Distance is great-circle from each team's confirmed base camp to the venue. Time-zone deltas ≥2h eastward typically show measurable performance drag in the first 24h.

ClimateSubtropical highland

Kick-off
18°C
Feels like
18°C
Humidity
71%
Wind
2 km/h

moderate rain

Altitude2240m above sea level

Mexico
Base: Mexico City
Base alt
2240m
Δ to venue
+0m
South Africa
Base: TBC
Base alt
Δ to venue

Non-acclimatised teams lose ~7% aerobic capacity at this altitude. Effect persists for the first ~2 weeks of exposure.

RestDays since last match

Mexico
Rest days
3d
South Africa
Rest days
3d

≤3-day turnarounds correlate with ~30% increased soft-tissue injury risk and a measurable drop in second-half intensity.

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Lineups

Lineups expected to publish around 60 minutes before kickoff.

Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Brazil