Hugo Broos returns to Estadio Azteca 40 years after playing for Belgium at the 1986 World Cup, now coaching South Africa in the 2026 tournament opener.

South Africa aim to shake off Afcon disappointment with fresh focus in Mexico

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is happy for South Africa to be underdogs in Group A as they prepare to face co-hosts Mexico in the FIFA World Cup opening match.

Noise and global attention of the opening game a major factor for coach Hugo Broos’s World Cup babes in the wood

The former Mexico and Belgium players faced off in opening game of the 1986 World Cup