World Cup 2026: the matches you can see today, June 11, in the World Cup
The 2026 World Cup begins with the opening duel between Mexico and South Africa. Know the complete opening day of the World Cup
This Thursday, June 11, the 2026 World Cup begins. The United States, Mexico and Canada dress up to start the World Cup tournament. The World Cup will begin at the Azteca Stadium with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
Group A begins with six first two games. The sector is made up of Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and the Czech Republic.
Mexico vs. South Africa
The opening match of the 2026 World Cup has historical overtones. Mexico will face South Africa, the same duel from the 2010 World Cup (the first time in history that an opening match has been repeated). The match will take place in the legendary Azteca Stadium, a sports venue that will become the first stadium to host three opening matches of a World Cup (1970, 1986 and 2026).
Led by Javier Aguirre, Mexico arrives at the World Cup in promising form. El Tri are undefeated in eight consecutive games and have just beaten Serbia 5-1 in their last friendly match.
South Africa, led by Hugo Broos, comes from a more discreet preparation. The African team drew 1-1 with Jamaica in their last friendly match at the beginning of June.
The precedent of these two teams in the World Cup was the opening duel of South Africa 2010. On that occasion, the Mexican team drew 1-1. The authors of the goals were Tshabalala and Rafael Márquez.
Time in the United States: 3:00 p.m. ET and 12:00 p.m. PT.
Broadcast in the United States: FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Tubi, FOX One, SiriusXM FC and Futbol de Primera Radio.
South Korea vs. Czech Republic
The group's other duel will be at the Guadalajara Stadium (Akron Stadium), Zapopan, Mexico. This is a duel between two teams that arrive at a good time. Korea is playing its 11th World Cup in a row; The Czechs return to this competition after 20 years.
The Czech Republic has just won its last two preparation matches (3-1 vs. Guatemala and 2-1 vs. Kosovo). South Korea also did the same. The Asians beat Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 and narrowly defeated El Salvador 1-0.
Time in the United States: 10:00 p.m. ET and 7:00 p.m. PT.
Broadcast in the United States: Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, FOX One, SiriusXM FC and Futbol de Primera Radio.