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.

Cut straight to the action with the latest highlights from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Release date: 18 June 2026

The Brazilian Wilton Sampaio was chosen by FIFA to officiate the 2026 World Cup debut between Mexico and South Africa at the Azteca Stadium.

JOHANNESBURG - The Estadio Azteca is ready to host the opening fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Co-hosts Mexico take on South Africa on Thursday at 9pm. This is the same fixture that got the 2010 showpiece underway in Mzansi on the same date of 11 June.

Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams has praised South Africa’s goalkeeping department ahead of their 2026 World Cup Group A fixtures against Mexico, Czechia, and South Korea.

French football legend Frank Leboeuf urges Bafana Bafana to believe in themselves and seize the opportunity to advance beyond the group stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time, despite being in a challenging Group A with Mexico,