World Cup: ‘Chiefs’ Matlou will score for Bafana vs Mexico! But we will watch knockout from home’

Bafana Bafana landed in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

South Africa have been placed in the same pool with El Tri, the Korea Republic and Czech Republic/Republic of Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia. The match between Bafana Bafana and Mexico will be a repeat of the 2010 World Cup opener that ended 1-1.

It is a tricky group but a majority of Mzansi hope their team can advance to the knockout phase. Have a look at what they said as sampled by Afrik-Foot.

Bafana Bafana are in a better group

The opening game is like the 2010 World Cup fixture, South Africa against Mexico. At least we also know that a certain team’s players will be occupying the empty spaces on the couch and watching the World Cup and AFCON on TV like all of us –  Motshedi Joel Tsheola 

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder George Matlou will score the opening goal for Bafana Bafana against Mexico – Thabiso Taba

Out of all African teams, Bafana are in a better group, to be honest. I’m surprised by South Africans who feel like we could’ve been drawn in a better group than this one. Ghana and Senegal are in tougher groups – Ngeke Ngigome Mina

I foresee South Africa advancing into the knockout stage for the first time if they take the right squad to the World Cup – Mandla Maridi 

Kaizer Chiefs gave us a great opener in 2010. We hope for a good opener from our noisy neighbours –  Siseko DaddyCool Vundl’elikhulu Gqola

We want France then Mbule show Vitinha who’s the boss

Pirates will go all the way. We want France, Brazil, Argentina, or Portugal. Sipho Mbule must show Vitihna who’s the boss – Da Gaffer

Imagine that the first game Nigerians’ll watch from home is South Africa against Mexico. They don’t have a choice because they would want to watch the opening game – AyandaStand Sibanda

Mexico’s goalkeeper is not known even by Mexicans; we all see him during the World Cup – Sbongayena Ngubo Zuke

I wanted Haiti or Panama just to make sure we score more than four goals in one game – Thobani Fakazie 

We will both watch the World Cup knockout stage together at home – Thabiso Mosty-Markham Mahao