Lyle Foster

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• World Cup 2026 - Updates, news as tournament finally arrives - June 11

  News from Day 1 of the FIFA World Cup as Bafana Bafana take on Mexico in the opening game later on June 11.

• 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.

• Lyle Foster fact file - All about Bafana Bafana's Burnley striker

  Lyle Foster has become the latest scapegoat for a longstanding national team goalscoring issue.

• 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.

• Hugo Broos admits South Africa striker Lyle Foster needs confidence boost before FIFA World Cup

  After South Africa's Lyle Foster missed penalty in Friday's 0-0 draw in a FIFA World Cup warm-up against Nicaragua, Hugo Broos admitted that the Burnley striker needs to get his confidence back.