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Mexico vs South Africa: World Cup 2026 opening game – teams, start, lineups

Azteca, the opener promises to be an incredible spectacle. Al Jazeera tells you all you need to know: ![Football - South Africa v Mexico FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 - Group A - Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg

What are World Cup 2026 national team base camps and their locations?

Azteca Stadium, where they play South Africa and Czechia. Aside from a roaring home crowd and an absence of logistical hurdles, the team’s biggest advantage comes from being acclimatised to the high altitude conditions

Infantino could have stood up for the World Cup - but he said 'chill, relax'

Stadium on the eve of Thursday's opening match between Mexico and South Africa. After all, it is not as though one of his referees was refused entry to the United States. Or Iraq striker

Thursday briefing: What would it take for streets to be safe for all?

held in collective punishment” – as [British Sikh](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/sikh-community-uk-backlash-murder-henry-nowak-vickrum-digwa) and [Sudanese](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/belfast-sudanese-community-attack-northern-ireland) communities have described to our reporters. --- **What’s the reality at street level for** **visible minorities?** While reports of physical