The draw for the 2026 World Cup starts the official buildup to next years’ tournament. Find out who Bafana Bafana will face in next years’ showcase of world football (assuming old Donny Boy approves their visa applications of course.)
Final Draw | FIFA World Cup 2026™ - YouTube
Live updates as the draw happens on the official WC2026 site:
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/live-draw
More details at FIFA World Cup 2026™.
Bafana Bafana get to open the tournament against co-hosts Mexico in Mexico City on 11 June!
Team 4 in Group A will be the eventual European Play-Off D winner: Republic of Ireland vs Czechia; Denmark vs North Macedonia; and the winner between those winners. Either way, on a good day, South Africa could manage at least one win and one draw in the group stages. At least.
Their toughest match will be the opener against Mexico. The match happens in the Estadio Azteca Mexico City (renamed simply Mexico City Stadium for the tournament because “Spanish hard, not American” I guess?). It’s going to be 86,000+ Mexicans versus a handful of South Africans.
First thing I did was rewatch one of my most watched YouTube videos!
2010 RSA vs Mexico:
im here to send some German love
Yeah it’s going a tough opener. Though I’m happy with the grouping. Let’s hope we get close to the top 16 or even go through into knockout. Gonna be lekker World Cup. Looking forward to it.
Ah, the days when the celebrations were more rehearsed than the set moves…
Just watched that again… GOOSEBUMPS I TELL YA!!!
Right?! I watch it a few times a year and it always has that effect.
