The Mexican national team has announced warm-up matches on their way to the World Cup, facing Ghana on May 22 at home, followed by Australia at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, eight days later. The final warm-up will be against Serbia on June 4, with the venue still to be confirmed.

Mexico will kick off their World Cup campaign on June 11 against South Africa at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

“These are the ideal opponents to help prepare the national team for the World Cup,” said Ivar Sisniega, President of the Mexican Football Federation.

Before these encounters, Mexico will also host Iceland on February 25 in Querétaro and Portugal on March 28 in Mexico City, followed by a game against Belgium on March 31 in Chicago.

The match against Portugal will mark the reopening of Azteca Stadium, which has been shut since May 2024. Sisniega assured, “We’ve been told that the stadium will be ready, the pitch will be in good condition, and that the stands and the spaces for the match will be ready. There is no Plan B; we will play on March 28 as scheduled.”