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• South Africa coach Hugo Broos - Bafana must accept 'too soft' Themba Zwane red card

  South Africa head coach has decried the referee's decision to send of Themba Zwane in Bafana Bafana's World Cup opening 2-0 defeat by Mexico on Thursday, but insists that his team must reluctantly accept the decision.

• Mexico vs. South Africa - Kick-off time, team news, how to watch FIFA World Cup opener

  South Africa will kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a reverse fixture of the 2010 opener as they face Mexico in Mexico City on Thursday, June 11 - precisely 16 years after Siphiwe Tshabalala's screamer united a nation.

• South Africa fans back Hugo Broos, but mixed feelings on Bafana's striker selections

  South Africa fans, spoken to by ESPN over the course of the South African Premiership season, have unanimously backed Hugo Broos as the right man to lead the team at the FIFA World Cup, putting aside club biases.

• South Africa vs Panama - Bafana trial new-look team as FIFA World Cup looms closer

  South Africa will host Panama on Friday in Durban -- the first of two friendlies over the course of the international break -- before facing them again in Cape Town next Tuesday.

• Themba Zwane recalled for South Africa friendlies against Panama, no space for Mohau Nkota

  South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has announced his 23-man squad for Bafana Bafana's upcoming friendlies against Panama this month, recalling Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Themba Zwane and Thapelo Maseko.