{"id":729733,"date":"2026-06-11T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/729733\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:30:11","slug":"world-cup-schedule-today-how-to-watch-mexico-v-south-africa-tv-channels-live-stream-for-11-june-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/729733\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup schedule today: How to watch Mexico v South Africa, TV channels & live stream for 11 June | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we go again. 1,271 days since Lionel Messi and Argentina got their hands on international soccer\u2019s biggest prize in Qatar, the 2026 World Cup<\/a> is upon us and it all kicks off at the fabled Estadio Azteca today.<\/p>\n

Mexico take on South Africa in a rematch of the 2010 World Cup curtain raiser, albeit with the hosting roles reversed, before South Korea and Czechia start their campaign in Guadalajara.<\/p>\n

Between now and 19 July, 48 teams will contest a grand total of 104 matches across 16 host cities in three different countries and it all starts here.<\/p>\n

Here is your complete guide on how to watch today\u2019s World Cup games, including kick-off times, broadcast networks, and online streaming options.<\/p>\n

Mexico v South Africa<\/p>\n

Time (ET): 3pm<\/p>\n

Stadium: Mexico City Stadium<\/p>\n

How to watch<\/p>\n

United States: FOX (Stream on Fubo<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Canada: CTV \/ TSN (Stream<\/a>)<\/p>\n

United Kingdom: BBC \/ ITV (Stream<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Australia: SBS (Stream<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Follow along with the Guardian\u2019s live blog<\/a><\/p>\n

What to watch for<\/p>\n

World Cup openers live long in the memory. Everyone remembers Siphiwe Tshabalala\u2019s stunner for South Africa to raise the curtain on the 2010 tournament, for example, or Senegal\u2019s shock win over defending champions France in 2002.<\/p>\n

No matter what happens at the Azteca today, it will go down in World Cup lore, although Mexico hopes it will be a home victory for the co-hosts that is recorded in the history books.<\/p>\n

El Tri enter Thursday\u2019s opener on an eight-game unbeaten run that has boosted hope that Javier Aguirre\u2019s team may be peaking at the right time. South Africa, meanwhile, boast a core of players that recently became continental champions at Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n

Player to watch: Brian Gutierrez, Mexico \u2013 Had things gone a little differently, \u2018Guti\u2019 could have been part of Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s USMNT squad for this tournament. Instead, the 22-year-old will be one of Mexico\u2019s primary creative threats in the final third.<\/p>\n

What to read<\/p>\n

South Africa team guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Mexico team guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Son Heung-min will lead the line for South Korea. Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani\/ReutersSouth Korea v Czechia<\/p>\n

Time (ET): 10pm<\/p>\n

Stadium: Guadalajara Stadium<\/p>\n

How to watch<\/p>\n

United States: FS1 (Stream on Fubo<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Canada: TSN (Stream<\/a>)<\/p>\n

United Kingdom: BBC \/ ITV (Stream<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Australia: SBS (Stream<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Follow along with the Guardian\u2019s live blog<\/a><\/p>\n

What to watch for<\/p>\n

South Korea and Czechia meet in Guadalajara in a match that could have a big bearing on both teams\u2019 chances of making it out of the group and into the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the new format means three points would effectively put either side on the brink of qualification with the eight best-ranked third-place teams going through to the round of 32.<\/p>\n

Optimism is in short supply for South Korea as doubts linger over manager Hong Myung-bo\u2019s formation and the form of key players. Czechia, meanwhile, may still be riding the high of their playoff penalty shootout victory over the Republic of Ireland to qualify.<\/p>\n

Player to watch: Son Heung-min, South Korea \u2013 If South Korea are to stand any chance of a positive result to open their World Cup, they need Son in top form. He remains their greatest goal threat and most accomplished player.<\/p>\n

What to read<\/p>\n

South Korea team guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Czechia team guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Some streaming links in this article were provided by the Guardian\u2019s advertising partner, FuboTV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here we go again. 1,271 days since Lionel Messi and Argentina got their hands on international soccer\u2019s biggest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":729734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-729733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/729734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}