Follow along with the best live stats and facts from the opening game at the 2026 World Cup with our Mexico vs South Africa stats page.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Mexico vs South Africa stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage meeting at Mexico City Stadium.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
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Mexico vs South Africa: Pre-Match Opta Facts
Mexico’s starting XI boasts 17 previous FIFA World Cup appearances, while all of South Africa’s players are making their tournament debut. Only one player across both squads has scored a World Cup goal: Luis Chávez, against Saudi Arabia in 2022. Estadio Azteca is hosting its 20th FIFA World Cup match, more than any other stadium in the history of the tournament. Mexico are unbeaten in their seven World Cup matches at the Mexico City venue (W5 D2). Javier Aguirre has named a player in his starting XI – Brian Gutiérrez – who wasn’t even born when Aguirre first managed in the FIFA World Cup with Mexico in 2002; Gutiérrez was born in June 2003. At 28 years and 5 days, this is South Africa’s oldest starting XI for a World Cup match.Enjoy this? Add Opta Analyst as a preferred source by clicking here.
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