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Broos: We Dominated The Ball And Played Well
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos believes his side coped well with the pressure despite their defeat to Mexico.
South Africa’s World Cup campaign got off to a disappointing start as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to the host nation. mieszalniakolorado.pl
The defeat leaves Bafana sit at the foot of the table with zero points, while Mexico move up to first place in the Group A standings with three points.
The Belgian tactician felt South Africa settled into the contest after a difficult start, enjoying spells of possession and producing an encouraging performance against the tournament hosts.
“When you play an opening match against the tournament hosts, you know you will be under immense pressure.
“But the only moment we were genuinely under pressure was in the first 20 minutes. After that, we dominated the ball and played well.”
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À New York, la Coupe du monde s’invite dans la rue pour les enfants des quartiers populaires
À New York, l’administration du maire Zohran Mamdani développe des programmes de football de rue pour permettre aux enfants des quartiers populaires de vivre la Coupe du monde, malgré le prix élevé des billets. Entre enthousiasme local, critique de l’inaccessibilité des stades et débats sur la responsabilité de la FIFA, le tournoi de football se joue aussi en dehors des tribunes, dans les rues du Queens.
Bok-loaded Bulls head to Dublin
The Vodacom Bulls have picked a full-strength, experienced 32-man squad for next Friday night’s URC final against Leinster at Croke Park.
The squad, which departs for Dublin on Monday night, includes 17 Springboks, including World Cup winners Handré Pollard, Willie le Roux and Kurt-Lee Arendse.
MORE: Bulls locked in on Dublin
Flank Marcell Coetzee (shoulder) and loose forward Elrigh Louw (foot) were minor injury concerns after the Bulls’ semi-final win against the Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield, but are both fit to travel.
The 2026 final is a rematch of the 2025 decider, which Leinster won 32-7.
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Bulls squad: Alulutho Tshakweni, Akker van der Merwe, Cameron Hanekom, Cheswill Jooste, Canan Moodie, Cobus Wiese, Devon Williams, Elrigh Louw, Embrose Papier, Francois Klopper, Gerhard Steenekamp, Handré Pollard, Harold Vorster, Johan Grobbelaar, Jeandré Rudolph, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Keagan Johannes, Katlego Letebele, Marcell Coetzee, Mpilo Gumede, Mornay Smith, Marco van Staden, Nizaam Carr, Reinhardt Ludwig, Ruan Nortjé, Ruan Vermaak, Stedman Gans, Stravino Jacobs, Willie le Roux, Wilco Louw, Zak Burger.
The Vodacom Bulls seek redemption on Grand Final Friday!
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— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) June 10, 2026
Photo: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
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Highlights: Mexico vs Bafana Bafana
Relive the action from the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as Mexico and Bafana Bafana went head-to-head at the iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
South Africa begin their journey at the World Cup on a disappointing note after suffering a 2-0 defeat against the host nation.
Julián Quiñones opened the scoring for the home side in the eighth minute before Raúl Jiménez doubled their lead in the 66th minute to hand Mexico the win.
The win sees Mexico move up to first place in the Group A standings with three points, while Bafana sit at the foot of the table with zero points.
WATCH: Mexico vs Bafana Bafana
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Williams: Formation Wasn’t The Issue
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams believes South Africa’s tactical approach against Mexico was based on thorough preparation and analysis.
South Africa suffered an opening-day defeat at the World Cup, losing 2-0 to the hosts.
The result leaves Bafana Bafana rooted to the bottom of the Group A standings without a point, while Mexico climb to the summit with three points.
Williams insisted the defeat was not down to the formation, maintaining that Bafana had a solid game plan and were ultimately punished for errors at key moments.
“Obviously, when we analysed them as well. Most of the games they have played, they have played with a back-five as well as a 3-5-2,” Williams told SABC Sport.
“So, we wanted to go with a similar approach but have an extra number in midfield. But obviously they changed that’s how football is, they came with a back-four and that’s what we had to put out in the game.
“We had to go man-to-man and at this level you need to learn and pick it up as quickly as possible and see, it’s tough lessons today.
“But I don’t think it’s anything to do with the formation we played. We analysed studied them and we had a good game-plan, obviously it was an error from us in the first half and that gave them the opportunity to go on the front-foot.”
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