The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, with a matchup between host nation Mexico and Group A challenger South Africa. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host a World Cup.

Canada, Mexico, and the United States learned on Friday which teams they will be facing when the 2026 World Cup kicks off on their shores in June.

Mexico was drawn into a group with South Africa, South Korea and the UEFA Playoff D winner – Denmark, Ireland, Czech Republic or North Macedonia. El Tri will face South Africa in the tournament's opening match on June 11, 16 years after the two sides played the first game in the 2010 World Cup.

FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.

Co-hosts Canada, Mexico and USA are hoping to reach peak performance on home soil for World Cup 2026. FIFA examines their latest.

The USMNT and Mexico will play two European powerhouses in the last international break before the 2026 World Cup.

The 2026 World Cup will kick off on June 11 with joint-hosts Mexico playing South Africa at the Azteca Stadium - iconic venue of the 1970 and 1986 finals - followed by South Korea against a playoff winner after the complex draw was made on Friday.

With James Rodriguez as one of the starlets of the game, Colombia crushed Mexico 4-0 in the USA. Mexico and Colombia faced off in the United States as both teams continue their preparations for the 2026 World Cup. With James Rodriguez leading the charge ...

Mexico's biggest soccer rivalry, "El Clásico de Mexico," will be played in Glendale, Arizona. Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara are scheduled for a friendly match on Saturday, Oct. 11. The match that many longtime soccer fans throughout the greater ...

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