Bafana Bafana supporters have reacted to the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will see them face Mexico in the opening match. This match is a repeat of the opening match from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
South Africa is placed in Group A, along with South Korea and a European play-off winner. The European team that Bafana Bafana will face will be one of the following: Denmark, North Macedonia, the Czech Republic, or the Republic of Ireland.
Despite the challenging draw, Bafana Bafana supporters are optimistic that their team will advance from the group stage.
In previous tournaments, South Africa has always been eliminated in the group stages; however, one could argue that this is the easiest group they have encountered.
Was the draw good for Bafana? Can they make it out of their World Cup group?
Bafana might end up needing just a win and a draw to advance to the last 32. Mexico and South Korea are teams capable of beating Hugo Broos’ men and if South Africa are to advance, they need to start playing North American and Asian teams in friendlies leading up to the World Cup.
Bafana will play one of the European teams in the World Cup, but luckily for them, the draw saw them escape the likes of Italy.
Many South African fans are confident that their team will reach the next round having avoided the likes of Brazil, Spain, France and Argentina.
@AS_pule wrote: “I feel like 48 teams makes the WC more of a straight knockout shootout for the bigger nations than it was before. The groups are now really competitive when you have a group like GROUP A the one Bafana are in.”
@Khwezi_Lomso1 wrote: “It will be unscripted for Bafana Bafana to get a result against Mexico and South Korea. This is a tough group for South Africa. They’ll be tested to the limit.
@MolefeGiven wrote: “I think this is a good group for us, I see Bafana coming out of this group and qualifying for the K.O. stages.”
Bafana get a fair World Cup draw
@RemarBrassy wrote: “Judging by how good we’ve been recently,I wouldn’t be surprised if the group stage phase ends with Bafana Bafana being at the top of this table.”
@Kay_Machili wrote: “Bafana Kaofela not a bad group Mexico we will meet again like did in 2010, opening game.”
