Mexico and South Africa will face off for their last group stage match atTokyo 2020 Olympic Games. While Mexico need a better result than France, who is facing Japan, South Africa have to win to keep their hopes alive. Here, find out everything there’s to know about this match such as the preview, predictions, odds and how to watch it in the US.
El Tri started their campaign with an impressive 4-1 over France, but then they were defeated by Japan 1-0. Now, they need a good win to try to have a better result than Les Bleus to reach the next round because they are tied in points.
Meanwhile, South Africa is at the bottom of Group A standings without a single point, having lost both their games so far. But they pushed France in their last match, which they lost 4-3. Now, they will try to get a win over another
South Africavs Mexico: Match Information
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Time: 7:30 AM (ET).
Location:Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan.
South Africavs Mexico: Time by State in the US
ET: 7:30 AM
CT: 6:30 AM
MT: 5:30 AM
PT: 4:30 AM
South Africavs Mexico: Storylines
This will be their first Olympic match. However, El Tri have more experience, as they were the 2012 London gold medalists, and they will try to replicate that success in Tokyo 2020. But South Africa won’t go without putting up a fight.
South Africa’s coach David Notoane said that his team will “display the kind of football that South Africa is capable of.” He also added that “it is a chance for the players to market themselves and we should take the last game as our prize and an opportunity to go home with our heads held high.”
How to watch or live stream South Africavs Mexicoin the US
The match betweenMExico and South Africa to be played this Wednesday, July 28, atSapporo Dome for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be broadcast in the US by NBCOlympics.com, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App, Telemundo.
South Africavs Mexico: Odds and predictions
Oddsmakers in the US have already made their predictions for this match. Mexico are the clear favorites with odds of -260, while South Africa have odds of +700. A tie would result in a +340 payout.
| FanDuel | |
| Mexico | -260 |
| Tie | +340 |
| South Africa | +700 |
*Odds by FanDuel
