Mexico - South Africa Betting Odds | World Cup
Mexico - South Africa Overview
Mexico and South Africa open the 2026 World Cup in a high-stakes Group A fixture at the iconic Estadio Azteca. In a symbolic repeat of their tournament curtain-raiser from sixteen years ago, both nations look to secure an early advantage in this expanded 48-team competition. While the co-hosts carry the momentum of a disciplined campaign, the visitors aim to challenge their resilient defensive setup. As the stadium readies for a capacity crowd, the atmosphere promises to be as intense as the tactical battle on the pitch.
Form Guide
Mexico enters the tournament in excellent rhythm under manager Javier Aguirre, maintaining a steady domestic campaign. In contrast, South Africa arrives on a challenging run, with their recent preparation failing to yield consistent results. Under head coach Hugo Broos, the visitors will look to tighten their defensive structure, as South Africa aims to emulate their tactical discipline during their last World Cup qualification cycle.
Market View
Mexico enter this clash as clear favourites to claim all three points, a status justified by their status as hosts and the vocal support at the Azteca. Given the stakes of the opening match, the market leans towards a disciplined contest where the home side are expected to control the tempo against the visitors, who are viewed as outsiders to upset the co-hosts. The prevailing trend in the market points toward a focused performance from the home nation.
Mexico - South Africa Odds
1x2
Mexico
1
1.43
X
X
4.50
South Africa
2
7.50
Total
Over 0.5
Over 0.5
1.06
Under 0.5
Under 0.5
9.00
Over 1.5
Over 1.5
1.35
Under 1.5
Under 1.5
3.20
Over 2.5
Over 2.5
2.08
Under 2.5
Under 2.5
1.73
Over 3.5
Over 3.5
3.75
Under 3.5
Under 3.5
1.27
Over 4.5
Over 4.5
7.50
Under 4.5
Under 4.5
1.08
Over 5.5
Over 5.5
13.00
Under 5.5
Under 5.5
1.02
First goal
Mexico
1
1.36
None
None
10.00
South Africa
2
3.60
Double chance
Mexico or draw
1 or draw
1.10
Mexico or South Africa
1 or 2
1.20
Draw or South Africa
X or 2
2.57
Both Teams To Score
Yes
Yes
2.30
No
No
1.56
Draw no bet
Mexico
1
1.12
South Africa
2
5.50
Handicap
Mexico (-0.5)
1 (-0.5)
1.40
South Africa (+0.5)
2 (+0.5)
2.75
Mexico (-1.5)
1 (-1.5)
2.25
South Africa (+1.5)
2 (+1.5)
1.57
Mexico (-2.5)
1 (-2.5)
4.20
South Africa (+2.5)
2 (+2.5)
1.20
Handicap 1x2
Mexico (1:0)
1 (1:0)
1.09
Draw (1:0)
X (1:0)
7.00
South Africa (1:0)
2 (1:0)
26.00
Mexico (0:1)
1 (0:1)
2.29
Draw (0:1)
X (0:1)
3.33
South Africa (0:1)
2 (0:1)
2.75
Mexico (0:2)
1 (0:2)
4.33
Draw (0:2)
X (0:2)
4.20
South Africa (0:2)
2 (0:2)
1.58
Mexico (0:3)
1 (0:3)
10.00
Draw (0:3)
X (0:3)
6.50
South Africa (0:3)
2 (0:3)
1.18
Last goal
Mexico
1
1.36
None
None
10.00
South Africa
2
3.60
Correct score
1:0
1:0
5.33
0:0
0:0
9.50
0:1
0:1
15.00
2:0
2:0
5.50
1:1
1:1
8.50
0:2
0:2
46.00
2:1
2:1
9.00
2:2
2:2
26.00
1:2
1:2
26.00
3:0
3:0
9.00
3:3
3:3
201.00
0:3
0:3
251.00
3:1
3:1
14.00
4:4
4:4
251.00
1:3
1:3
101.00
3:2
3:2
46.00
Other
Other
19.00
2:3
2:3
151.00
4:0
4:0
19.00
0:4
0:4
251.00
4:1
4:1
31.00
1:4
1:4
251.00
Correct score XL
5:0
5:0
31.00
5:5
5:5
251.00
0:5
0:5
251.00
5:1
5:1
51.00
1:5
1:5
251.00
5:2
5:2
151.00
2:5
2:5
251.00
5:3
5:3
251.00
3:5
3:5
251.00
5:4
5:4
251.00
4:5
4:5
251.00
6:0
6:0
101.00
0:6
0:6
251.00
6:1
6:1
151.00
1:6
1:6
251.00
6:2
6:2
251.00
2:6
2:6
251.00
6:3
6:3
251.00
3:6
3:6
251.00
6:4
6:4
251.00
4:6
4:6
251.00
6:5
6:5
251.00
5:6
5:6
251.00
7:0
7:0
251.00
0:7
0:7
251.00
7:1
7:1
251.00
1:7
1:7
251.00
Halftime/fulltime
Mexico/Mexico
1/1
2.05
Mexico/X
1/X
21.00
Mexico/South Africa
1/2
81.00
X/Mexico
X/1
3.80
Draw/Draw
X/X
5.75
X/South Africa
X/2
16.00
South Africa/Mexico
2/1
36.00
South Africa/X
2/X
21.00
South Africa/South Africa
2/2
13.00
Halftime/fulltime correct score
1:0 1:0
1:0 1:0
10.00
0:0 0:0
0:0 0:0
9.00
0:1 0:1
0:1 0:1
31.00
1:0 1:1
1:0 1:1
31.00
0:0 1:0
0:0 1:0
8.50
0:1 0:2
0:1 0:2
91.00
1:0 2:0
1:0 2:0
10.00
0:0 1:1
0:0 1:1
26.00
0:1 0:3
0:1 0:3
251.00
1:0 2:1
1:0 2:1
31.00
0:0 0:1
0:0 0:1
26.00
0:1 1:1
0:1 1:1
31.00
1:0 3:0
1:0 3:0
19.00
0:0 2:0
0:0 2:0
16.00
0:1 1:2
0:1 1:2
81.00
1:0 1:2
1:0 1:2
151.00
0:0 2:1
0:0 2:1
46.00
0:1 2:1
0:1 2:1
61.00
1:0 4+
1:0 4+
16.00
0:0 0:2
0:0 0:2
151.00
0:1 4+
0:1 4+
46.00
2:0 2:0
2:0 2:0
26.00
0:0 1:2
0:0 1:2
151.00
0:2 0:2
0:2 0:2
201.00
2:0 2:1
2:0 2:1
71.00
0:0 3:0
0:0 3:0
46.00
0:2 0:3
0:2 0:3
251.00
2:0 3:0
2:0 3:0
26.00
0:0 0:3
0:0 0:3
251.00
0:2 1:2
0:2 1:2
201.00
2:0 4+
2:0 4+
16.00
0:0 4+
0:0 4+
41.00
0:2 4+
0:2 4+
151.00
2:1 2:1
2:1 2:1
91.00
1:1 1:1
1:1 1:1
36.00
0:3 0:3
0:3 0:3
251.00
2:1 4+
2:1 4+
31.00
1:1 2:1
1:1 2:1
36.00
0:3 4+
0:3 4+
251.00
3:0 3:0
3:0 3:0
91.00
1:1 1:2
1:1 1:2
101.00
1:2 1:2
1:2 1:2
251.00
3:0 4+
3:0 4+
31.00
1:1 4+
1:1 4+
21.00
1:2 4+
1:2 4+
91.00
Winning margin
Mexico by 1
1 by 1
3.20
Draw
X
4.00
South Africa by 1
2 by 1
9.00
Mexico by 2
1 by 2
4.00
South Africa by 2
2 by 2
31.00
Mexico total
Over 0.5
Over 0.5
1.14
Under 0.5
Under 0.5
5.00
Over 1.5
Over 1.5
1.67
Under 1.5
Under 1.5
2.10
Over 2.5
Over 2.5
3.00
Under 2.5
Under 2.5
1.33
South Africa total
Over 0.5
Over 0.5
1.95
Under 0.5
Under 0.5
1.75
Over 1.5
Over 1.5
5.50
Under 1.5
Under 1.5
1.10
Exact goals
0
0
10.00
4
4
6.33
1
1
4.00
5+
5+
7.50
2
2
3.33
Mexico exact goals
0
0
5.75
1
1
3.14
2
2
3.33
3+
3+
3.14
South Africa exact goals
0
0
1.73
1
1
2.67
2
2
8.00
3+
3+
31.00
Which team to score
Only Mexico
Only 1
1.96
Only South Africa
Only 2
11.00
Both teams
Both teams
2.25
None
None
10.00
Mexico no bet
Draw
X
1.45
South Africa
2
2.55
South Africa no bet
Mexico
1
1.25
Draw
X
3.60
DC Halftime/ DC Fulltime
12/12
12/12
1.56
12/1X
12/1X
1.55
12/X2
12/X2
4.75
1X/12
1X/12
1.27
1X/1X
1X/1X
1.12
1X/X2
1X/X2
3.00
X2/12
X2/12
2.12
X2/1X
X2/1X
1.86
X2/X2
X2/X2
2.50
1X2 Halftime/ DC Fulltime
1/1X
1/1X
1.82
1/12
1/12
1.92
1/X2
1/X2
18.00
X/1X
X/1X
2.30
X/12
X/12
3.00
X/X2
X/X2
4.00
2/1X
2/1X
13.00
2/12
2/12
9.00
2/X2
2/X2
8.00
DC Halftime/ 1X2 Fulltime
1X/1
1X/1
1.38
1X/X
1X/X
4.25
1X/2
1X/2
13.00
12/1
12/1
1.85
12/X
12/X
11.00
12/2
12/2
11.00
X2/1
X2/1
3.25
X2/X
X2/X
4.25
X2/2
X2/2
6.67
Odd/even
Odd
Odd
1.91
Even
Even
1.91
Mexico odd/even
Odd
Odd
1.90
Even
Even
1.80
South Africa odd/even
Odd
Odd
2.55
Even
Even
1.45
Mexico to score
Yes
Yes
1.13
No
No
5.00
South Africa to score
Yes
Yes
1.96
No
No
1.75
Multigoals
0-1
0-1
2.90
0-2
0-2
1.68
0-3
0-3
1.23
0-4
0-4
1.08
0-5
0-5
1.02
0-6
0-6
0-7
0-7
1-2
1-2
1.94
1-3
1-3
1.38
1-4
1-4
1.17
1-5
1-5
1.10
1-6
1-6
1.07
1-7
1-7
1.06
2-3
2-3
1.92
2-4
2-4
1.54
2-5
2-5
1.40
2-6
2-6
1.35
2-7
2-7
1.32
3-4
3-4
2.50
3-5
3-5
2.17
3-6
3-6
2.05
3-7
3-7
2.00
4+
4+
3.40
4-5
4-5
4.00
4-6
4-6
3.60
4-7
4-7
3.50
5+
5+
6.67
5-6
5-6
7.50
5-7
5-7
7.00
6+
6+
15.00
6-7
6-7
16.00
7+
7+
31.00
Mexico multigoals
0-1
0-1
2.05
0-2
0-2
1.31
0-3
0-3
1.09
0-4
0-4
1.02
0-5
0-5
0-6
0-6
0-7
0-7
1-2
1-2
1.65
1-3
1-3
1.30
1-4
1-4
1.18
1-5
1-5
1.14
1-6
1-6
1.13
1-7
1-7
1.13
2-3
2-3
2.05
2-4
2-4
1.78
2-5
2-5
1.68
2-6
2-6
1.67
2-7
2-7
1.65
3-4
3-4
3.33
3-5
3-5
3.10
3-6
3-6
3.00
3-7
3-7
3.00
4+
4+
6.33
4-5
4-5
6.67
4-6
4-6
6.33
4-7
4-7
6.33
5+
5+
15.00
5-6
5-6
16.00
5-7
5-7
15.00
6+
6+
36.00
6-7
6-7
36.00
7+
7+
41.00
South Africa multigoals
0-1
0-1
1.10
0-2
0-2
1.02
0-3
0-3
0-4
0-4
0-5
0-5
0-6
0-6
0-7
0-7
1-2
1-2
2.05
1-3
1-3
1.96
1-4
1-4
1.94
1-5
1-5
1.94
1-6
1-6
1.94
1-7
1-7
1.94
2-3
2-3
5.75
2-4
2-4
5.75
2-5
2-5
5.75
2-6
2-6
5.75
2-7
2-7
5.75
3-4
3-4
21.00
3-5
3-5
21.00
3-6
3-6
21.00
3-7
3-7
21.00
4+
4+
41.00
4-5
4-5
41.00
4-6
4-6
41.00
4-7
4-7
41.00
5+
5+
41.00
5-6
5-6
41.00
5-7
5-7
41.00
6+
6+
41.00
6-7
6-7
41.00
7+
7+
41.00
Both teams to score 2 or more goals
Yes
Yes
7.00
No
No
1.04