Head to head · Men's national teams
Mexico v South Africa
Mexico and South Africa have met 5 times since 1993: Mexico lead 3–1.
3Mexico wins
1draw
1South Africa win
Goals: Mexico 12, South Africa 5 · 5 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 6 October 1993: Mexico 4–0 South Africa in Los Angeles.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 11 June 2026: Mexico 2–0 South Africa (FIFA World Cup).
- Mexico's biggest win: Mexico 4–0 South Africa, 1993.
- South Africa's biggest win: South Africa 2–1 Mexico, 2005.
- 4 of the 5 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 11 Jun | Mexico 2–0 South Africa FIFA World Cup · Mexico City, Mexico |
Mexico |
| 2010 | ||
| 11 Jun | South Africa 1–1 Mexico FIFA World Cup · Johannesburg, South Africa |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 8 Jul | South Africa 2–1 Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup · Carson, United States (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2000 | ||
| 7 Jun | Mexico 4–2 South Africa USA Cup · Dallas, United States (neutral) |
Mexico |
| 1993 | ||
| 6 Oct | Mexico 4–0 South Africa Friendly · Los Angeles, United States (neutral) |
Mexico |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.