Bafana Bafana are back in the World Cup after a 16-year absence.
Here’s all you need to know as they get the showpiece underway.
Mexico and South Africa will kick the 2026 World Cup off at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Incidentally, these sides also played the opening match of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the first showpiece of its kind hosted on African soil.
Co-hosts Mexico, ranked 15th in the world by FIFA, will be eager to get their campaign off to a winning start against a Bafana Bafana side ranked 60th-best on the planet.
Mexico vs South Africa kicks off on Thursday, 11 June at 21:00 (SA time).