Mexico became the first side to secure qualification from Group Aat the 2026 World Cup after picking up victories against South Africa, South Korea and the Czech Republic.
South Africa started matchday 3 bottom of the table, but overcame South Korea to finish second and advance. South Korea will face an agonising wait to see if they will qualify after finishing third., while the Czech Republic finished bottom with just one point and are out of the tournament.
World Cup 2026 Group A Table
Mexico and South Africa opened the World Cup, a repeat of the opening matchup at the 2010 World Cup. The co-hosts eased to their 2-0 win in a game which saw three red cards. South Korea and Czech Republic met in the other opening match in Group A, with the Asian side coming from a goal down to win 2-1.
Mexico took on South Korea on matchday two and emerged with a 1-0 win. That was enough to secure their passage to the knockouts. The Czech Republic and South Africa played out a 1-1 draw that kept both nations in the hunt for qualification.
The final Group A games saw South Africa pull out a 1-0 win over South Korea in what was a relatively dull affair. Mexico meanwhile, made it three from three as they secured a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic.
World Cup 2026 Group A Results
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