New Polymarket Wallet Buys South Africa Bets for Mexico Match, Shows Unrealized Gains

A newly created wallet bought positions on Polymarket tied to the World Cup opening match between Mexico and South Africa, showing unrealized gains, according to Odaily. Odaily reported that the wallet address 0xc6a63ad5a788a576d4acc9911c50fef9fde49458 purchased $102,000 worth of shares predicting South Africa would beat Mexico by 1.5 goals in regular time, including stoppage time, at an average entry price of $0.60, with an unrealized profit of $850. The same address also bought nearly $70,000 worth of shares predicting South Africa would draw or beat Mexico in regular time, including stoppage time, with an unrealized profit of $1,104. The World Cup opening match is scheduled to kick off at 03:00 (UTC+8) on June 12 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Odaily said Mexico’s FIFA ranking has long been around 14th to 15th, while South Africa is ranked around 46th. The two teams have met five times in official matches since 1993, with Mexico recording three wins and two draws, scoring eight goals and conceding two.