The four teams in Group A competing to move forward to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 are Mexico (15), South Africa (61), South Korea (22), and the Czech Republic (41).
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GROUP STAGE MATCHES
June 11: Coverage of Day 1 of Group A matches
Mexico’s “El Tri” wins 2-0 against South Africa
- After-game analysis of the opening match
- 3 red cards mar opening World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa
- Get a feel for celebrations in Wynwood and in South Beach
- FIFA game video: Goal by Julián Quiñones
- FIFA game video: Goal by Raúl Jiménez
- FIFA video: Game highlights
- FIFA post-match video: Interviews of Mexican players in Spanish and South African players in English
- FIFA post-match video: Interview of Mexico’s Coach Javier Aguirre in Spanish
South Korea wins 2-1 against Czech Republic
- After-game analysis of opening match
- FIFA Video: Goal by Oh Hyeon-gyu
- FIFA Video: Goal by Hwang In-beom
- Track standings tables on Google
- Track standing tables on FIFA
June 18: Day 2 of Group A matches
- The Czech Republic plays South Africa at noon on in Atlanta.
- Mexico plays South Korea at 9 p.m. in Guadalajara.
June 24: Day 3 of Group A matches
The Czech Republic plays against Mexico at 9 p.m. on June 24 in Mexico City.
South Africa plays against South Korea at 9 p.m. on June 24 in Monterrey.
Track the groups
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
- Group E
- Group F
- Group G
- Group H
- Group I
- Group J
- Group K
- Group L
- Track standings tables on Google
- Track standing tables on FIFA
