SportsLine's Martin Green has revealed his Czechia vs. South Africa best bets for their 2026 World Cup match on Thursday

The normal display of African unity in the early stages of a football World Cup was notably absent from social media as many fans from across the continent backed Mexico in the tournament's opening match against South Africa.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mora plays for Club Tijuana in Liga MX, and he’s already become a household name in Mexico. At 15, he became the youngest-e

South Africa coach Hugo Broos became the oldest coach to manage a World Cup match when his team opened the 2026 World Cup against Mexico. He’s going to hold that record for mere hours. The 74-year-old Belgian broke a record that had stood for 16 years when Greece’s Otto Rehhagel became the oldest manager in tournament history in 2010 at the age of

South Africa is gearing up for its first FIFA World Cup run since hosting the tournament in 2010, when they step onto the pitch as part of Group A for this year’s event in North America. Bafana Bafana,

Estadio Azteca gave Mexico the kind of World Cup opening atmosphere that can make a home tournament feel alive from the first whistle. Mexico’s 2-0 win over South Africa mattered on the table, but the setting made it feel bigger than three points.