Mexico gets to play with zero pressure on Wednesday night in its Group A finale at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. El Tri already advanced to the knockout round as the Group A winner due to their victories over South Korea and South Africa.

South Africa are still in with a chance of progression from Group A after a 1-1 World Cup draw with Czechia, but Troy Deeney was unimpressed.

Czechia and South Africa fielded an exciting World Cup match, but fans did not care for for the hydration breaks. Watch here.

Before this game, Hugo Broos had responded to fierce criticism over South Africa’s start to the World Cup by revealing that eight months ago after qualification a friend had said they would erect a statue of him and the coach had replied by saying: “Make it out of wood;

Czechia lost their opening match, 2-1, with defender Ladislav Krejci accounting for the lone goal. South Africa also lost their opener, conceding two goals and have yet to find the net in the tournament.

Mexico has already secured top spot in Group A and has nothing at stake in the final matchday against Czechia. For that reason, Javier Aguirre is planning to rotate his squad against a Czechia side with everything on the line.

Legendary El Tri captain Alberto García Aspe isn’t holding back—he’s got a strong opinion about Guillermo Ochoa possibly starting against Czechia. The former midfielder says it’s time to focus on the present,