MEXICO CITY, June 10 : South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his side are prepared to face Mexico's quality and home-crowd advantage in Thursday's World Cup opener, insisting they are ready to fight for every ball against the group's "strongest team"."They play good football," Broos told reporters on Wednesday.

Hugo Broos, entrenador de Sudáfrica, reconoció que México es favorito para el partido inaugural del Mundial 2026, aunque aseguró que quieren dar la sorpresa.

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

Coach is holding thumbs for one key player with an injury and has some selection posers

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.

El estratega belga de los Bafana Bafana, que tienen su campamento base en la Universidad del Futbol en Pachuca, reconoció que el equipo mexicano es muy completo y cuenta con…

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PUEBLA, Mexico, June 9 : South Africa coach Hugo Broos’ career comes full circle on Thursday when the World Cup kicks off at the Azteca Stadium, 40 years after he played for…

MEXICO CITY, June 9 : Mexico will launch their home World Cup campaign against South Africa on Thursday under pressure to deliver the winning start fans expect at the Estadio…

Forty years after playing for Belgium against hosts Mexico in the 1986 World Cup opener, Hugo Broos makes an emotional return to the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, this time as coach…

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.

Lyle Foster’s EPL experience can also help as SA meet co-hosts Mexico in the World Cup opening game at the Azteca

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

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is targeting history ahead of Thursday's World Cup opener against Mexico, aiming to take South Africa past the group stage for the first time.

Mexico enters its World Cup opener against South Africa injury-free and in red-hot form.

Mexico hosts South Africa, and South Korea faces Czechia on the opening day of the 2026 World Cup (Thursday, June 11).

El estratega belga de la Selección de Sudáfrica trasladó todo el favoritismo, y la presión, al Tricolor para el partido inaugural de la Copa del Mundo este jueves en el Estadio…

El estratega belga de la Selección de Sudáfrica trasladó todo el favoritismo, y la presión, al Tricolor para el partido inaugural de la Copa del Mundo este jueves en el Estadio…

Mexico hosts South Africa in a repeat of the opening fixture from the 2010 World Cup.