60/1 Mexico or Draw vs South Africa | Sky Bet Offer

Mexico and South Africa bring up the curtain on the 2026 World Cup, and bettors can get enhanced odds of 60/1 on the co-hosts avoiding defeat in their opening game courtesy of Sky Bet.

Mexico are heavy favourites with most betting sites for a win at Estadio Azteca on Thursday, while they are 16/1-on to either record a victory or defeat in Sky Bet’s double chance market

The latest Sky Bet World Cup offer has now taken Mexico’s double chance odds and massively inflated them, giving new customers the opportunity to secure £60 in free bets if El Tri can gain a positive result. Here’s how to claim the offer.

This offer is only open to new Sky Bet users who sign up using one of the links on this page and then stake a maximum of £1 on he ‘double chance – Mexico and draw’ market for Mexico vs South Africa.

If this qualifying bet wins, Sky Bet will pay out in cash on the £1 bet. The extra winnings will be credited as 6 x £10 BuildABet free bet tokens, for a total of £60 in World Cup free bets.

Even if Mexico lose, bettors will receive one £10 BuildABet free bet token, so qualifiers still at least walk away with something from the first game of the World Cup.

Bettors will need to place their bet before 20:00 BST on Thursday, 11 June 2026, when Mexico vs South Africa kicks off.

Mexico are favourites on World Cup betting sites to pick up all three points against a South Africa side that failed to impress at the African Cup of Nations in January.

This is the second time these two nations have faced off in the opening game of a World Cup with Mexico holding then-hosts South Africa to a 1-1 draw in 2010.

This BuildABet double with Sky Bet is based on Mexico’s home form and the cagey nature of group stage games. Expect plenty of fouls and bookings with a card-happy ref in the form of Wilton Sampiao.

Premier League veteran Raul Jimenez will be expected to deliver for his country, and there can be no better way to start a home World Cup than scoring in the tournament-opener.

Odds from Sky Bet. Odds correct at the time of writing.

Aside from their enticing welcome offer, Sky Bet are running plenty of World Cup offers and promotions throughout the tournament.

£5 million England jackpot – Sky Bet are giving away at least £5 million to bettors if England win the World Cup, with the prize pool rising by £100,000 every time England score. Simply wager £5 or more on the World Cup winner market to enter.

AccaFreeze – Lock in a winning leg in-play on an acca with five or more legs so it settles as a winner, regardless of any later change of result. A maximum of three freezes per week.

Sky Bet Club – Opt in, stake at least £30 across the week at odds of evens or greater and pick up a weekly reward, with the default being two £2.50 BuildABet free bets credited automatically.

BuildABet booster – Sky Bet are providing a 25% winnings boost on BuildABet wagers for selected World Cup games. Check the Sky Bet promotions page for qualifying fixtures.

Odds boosts – There will also be enhanced odds on selected World Cup markets each matchday, flagged on the football promotions hub on the Sky Bet website and app.

2UP – If the team you have backed goes two goals ahead at any point, your bet is paid out as a winner regardless of the final result.

Sky Bet’s range of World Cup betting offers is impressive, but UK bookmakers all around have stepped up their game ahead of the tournament.

Here is what’s available at rival online bookmakers, while bettors wanting to stay up to date with the latest World Cup betting offers and odds can head to our tournament hub.