All 12 groups, every team, every fixture, every betting angle. Bafana Bafana headline Group A in the opening match; Brazil-Morocco is the standout opener in Group C; Messi’s Argentina, Haaland’s Norway, Tuchel’s England, Yamal’s Spain all in the mix.
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The 2026 expanded format gives us 12 groups of 4 teams. Top two from each group progress to the Round of 32; the eight best third-placed sides also qualify. Every group has its own page below with fixtures (SAST times), squads, key players and betting angles — including 10bet’s official partners Bafana Bafana in Group A.
The headline group for South African punters — Bafana Bafana open the tournament against co-hosts Mexico on 11 June.
Opening match: Mexico vs Bafana Bafana · 11 June · 21:00 SAST · Estadio Azteca
Mexico are the home-advantage favourites under Javier Aguirre. Bafana Bafana, 10bet’s official partners, return to the World Cup for the first time since 2010. South Korea bring European-tested quality through Son Heung-min; Czech Republic are the dark-horse European seed.
Open Group A page Squads, fixtures, predictionsTap a group for full fixtures, squads and tournament-betting angles. All times in SAST.
Mexico, Bafana Bafana, South Korea, Czech Republic
Host group with 10bet’s official partners Bafana Bafana. Tournament opener kicks off here on 11 June.
Open Group A Bafana’s groupCanada, Bosnia, Qatar, Switzerland
Co-host Canada anchor the group. Switzerland the technical seed; Bosnia and Qatar fight for third place.
Open Group B Canada’s groupBrazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Ancelotti’s Brazil meet 2022 semi-finalists Morocco in the headline first-round match. Scotland and Haiti return after decades away.
Open Group C Brazil & MoroccoUSA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey
Co-hosts USA under Pochettino. Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey are the strongest European seed.
Open Group D USA’s groupGermany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Nagelsmann’s Germany lead a group with two genuine second-place contenders. Curacao make their tournament debut under Dick Advocaat.
Open Group E Germany’s groupNetherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Koeman’s Netherlands chase a first title. Potter’s Sweden bring the Isak-Gyökeres attack; Japan eye a fifth straight R16.
Open Group F Netherlands & SwedenBelgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Garcia’s Belgium with De Bruyne and Lukaku. Salah and Marmoush lead Egypt; Iran the defensive grit.
Open Group G Belgium & EgyptSpain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Spain are the outright tournament favourites. Bielsa returns with Uruguay; Cape Verde make their World Cup debut.
Open Group H Spain’s groupFrance, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
World No.1 France headline; Haaland makes his World Cup debut for Norway. Senegal arrive as Africa’s strongest side; Graham Arnold manages Iraq.
Open Group I France & HaalandArgentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Messi’s sixth World Cup with the defending champions. Rangnick’s Austria are the European challenger; Jordan make their tournament debut.
Open Group J Messi’s groupPortugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Ronaldo’s sixth World Cup under Roberto Martínez. Colombia the second seed; Cannavaro manages debutants Uzbekistan.
Open Group K Portugal & ColombiaEngland, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
Tuchel’s first World Cup with England. Modric likely on his Croatia farewell; Carlos Queiroz manages Ghana.
Open Group L England’s groupThe most popular group-stage market — back the team you think tops the group. Look at Spain (Group H), Argentina (Group J), France (Group I) as the shortest prices.
Backing a team to reach the Round of 32 covers any of the top two spots plus the third-place route. The most-bet local market is Bafana Bafana to qualify from Group A.
Norway, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Sweden and Morocco all sit second-seed in their respective groups but with first-seed quality. Group winner value sits here.
10bet’s official partners. Group A’s key team for South African supporters.
Open Bafana BafanaLocal team focusDay-by-day previews for every group-stage fixture, plus the knockout rounds as the bracket confirms.
Open predictionsMatch-by-matchSpain, France, Argentina, Brazil, England and Germany dominate the outright market. Compare prices here.
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