Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says his charges deserve to go to FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America next year after working extremely hard to put themselves in contention in the last two years.
Free Spins, Flights, and Bets on Betway
The South African senior men’s national team assembled in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, on Monday ahead of their ‘away’ qualifier against Zimbabwe to be held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Friday.
Kick-off is at 18:00.
“There are no doubts, there have never been any doubts from my side, and I will try to transfer this to the players,” Broos said.
“I believe in this group and I am sure that they will do everything in their power to win that game on Friday.
“Why should we doubt ourselves now after our performances in the qualifiers? If there is a team that deserves to go to the World Cup, it is South Africa.”
UPDATE | These African countries have qualified for FIFA World Cup 2026
Relebohile Mofokeng was withdrawn from the squad on Monday due to injury and Mduduzi Shabalala was called up as his replacement.
The team travelled to Durban on Thursday morning.
Following the match, Hugo Broos’s charges will fly to Mbombela on Saturday morning to prepare for Tuesday’s final Group C showdown against Rwanda at the Mbombela Stadium.
Kick-off in that clash is also at 18:00.
Standings
As things currently stand, South Africa are second on goal difference behind Benin in Group C.
However, Benin face a far tougher remaining schedule with away matches against both Rwanda and Nigeria.
Zimbabwe have been eliminated from from contention.
FIFA World Cup 2026 will held in the United States, Canada and Mexico between 11 June and 19 July 2026 and will comprise 48 countries in the biggest tournament to date.
Matches are scheduled to take place in 16 host cities.
