O Group A of the 2026 World Cup is made up of South Africa, South Korea and the Czech Republicin addition to the co-host and seeded country, Mexico. Games between the teams start on June 11th, with Mexico x South Africa and South Korea x Czech Republic. (check out the other games below).
Check out the squad for Group A
Mexico
Goalkeepers
- Raúl Rangel (Chivas Guadalajara)
- Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna)
- Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol)
Defenders
- Jorge Sánchez (PAOK)
- César Montes (Lokomotiv)
- Edson Álvarez (Fenerbahçe)
- Joah Vásquez (Genoa)
- Erik Lira (Cruz Azul)
- Luis Romo (Chivas Guadalajara)
- Israel Reyes (Mexico America)
- Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar)
- Jesus Gallardo (Toluca)
Midfielders
- Alvaro Fidalgo (Betis)
- Orbelín Pineda (AEK)
- Obed Vargas (Atlético de Madrid)
- Gilberto Mora (Tijuana)
- César Huerta (Anderlecht)
- Luis Chávez (Moscow Dynamo)
- Roberto Alvarado (Chivas Guadalajara)
- Brian Gutiérrez (Chivas Guadalajara)
Attackers
- Raúl Jiménez (Fulham)
- Alexis Veja (Toluca)
- Santiago Gimenez (Milan)
- Armando González (Chivas Guadalajara)
Goalkeepers
- Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Ricardo Goss (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Sipho Chaine (Orlando Pirates)
Defenders
- Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Nkosinathi Sibisi (Orlando Pirates)
- Name Okon (Hannover 96)
- Khulumani Ndamane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Aubrey Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Samuel Cabin (Mold Fk)
- Thabang Matuludi (Polokwane City)
- Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union)
- Kamogelo Sebelebele (Orlando Pirates)
- Bradley Cross (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire)
Midfielders
- Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Talent Mbatha (Orlando Pirates)
- Sphefelo Sithole (Tondela)
- Jayden Adams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Attackers
- Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates)
- Iqraam Rayners (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Tshepang Moremi (Orlando Pirates)
- Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)
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- Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Lyle Foster (Burnley)
- Prayer Maseko (AEL Limassol)
Goalkeepers
- Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo);
- Song Burn-keun (Jeonbuk Motors);
- Jo Hyen-woo.
Defenders
- Kim Tae-hyeon (Kashima Antlers);
- Cho Yu-min (Al Sharjah);
- Lee Han-beom (Central Jutland);
- Lee Tae-seok (Austria Wien);
- Seol Young-woo (Red Star);
- Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders
- Jens Castrop (Borussia M’gladbach);
- Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord);
- Lee Jae-sung (Mainz);
- Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan Hyundai);
- Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City);
- Paik Seung-ho (Birmingham City);
- Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon);
- Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon Hana Citizen);
- Kim Jin-gyu (Jeonbuk Motors);
- Park Jin-seob (Zhejiang FC).
Attackers
- Cho Gue-sung (Midtjylland);
- Oh Hyun-gyu (Besiktas);
- Heung-min Son (Los Angeles FC);
- Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton);
- Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic);
- Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain);
- Eom Ji-sung (Swansea City).
Czech Republic
Goalkeepers
• Lukáš Horníček (Braga)
• Matěj Kovář (PSV Eindhoven)
• Jindřich Staněk (Slavia Praga)
Defenders
• Vladimir Coufal (Hoffenheim)
• David Douděra (Slavia Praga)
• Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Praga)
• Robin Hranáč (Hoffenheim)
• Štěpán Chaloupek (Slavia Praga)
• David Jurásek (Slavia Praga)
• Ladislav Krejčí (Wolverhampton)
• Jaroslav Zelený (Sparta Praga)
• David Zima (Slavia Prague)
Midfielders
• Lukáš Červ (Viktoria Pilsen)
• Vladimír Darida (Hradec Králové)
• Lukáš Provod (Slavia Praga)
• Michal Sadílek (Slavia Praga)
• Hugo Sochůrek (Sparta Praga)
• Alexandr Sojka (Viktoria Pilsen)
• Tomas Soucek (West Ham)
• Pavel Šulc (Lyon)
• Denis Višinský (Viktoria Plzeň)
Attackers
• Adam Hložek (Hoffenheim)
• Tomáš Chorý (Slavia Praga)
• Mojmír Chytil (Slavia Praga)
• Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague)
Check out the games
First round
June 11
- Mexico x South Africa – 4pm
- South Korea x Czechia – 11pm
Second round
June 18
- Czechia x South Africa – 1pm
- Mexico x South Korea – 10pm
Third Round
June 24th
- Czechia x Mexico – 10pm
- South Africa x South Korea – 10pm
