Belgian tactician Hugo Broos described it as a fantastic experience after becoming the first coach to guide South Africa to the FIFA World Cup knockout phase. <\/p>\n
Following Bafana Bafana\u2019s 1-0 victory over South Korea in Mexico, the 74-year-old praised his team\u2019s tactical discipline, chance creation and strong performance that kept the opponents from finding spaces. <\/p>\n
Broos highlighted the special five-year journey with the squad, saying the deep connection has turned the group into friends, and urged everyone to simply enjoy this historic moment.<\/p>\n
“It is difficult to explain what this feels like. It is a fantastic experience. We played really well and created chances,” Broos said.<\/p>\n
“Tactically we did really well and Korea Republic couldn’t find the spaces that they wanted. We scored the goal and then it was 20 minutes with a very high heart rate. What we did in the last five years is amazing.<\/p>\n
“When you work together for such a long time there is a connection and it is more than a relationship between coach and players, we have become friends. We just have to enjoy this.”<\/p>\n
Bafana will face Canada in the Round of 32 knockout stage on Sunday 28 June 2026 at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hugo Broos described it as a fantastic experience after becoming the first coach to guide South Africa to the FIFA World Cup knockout phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[69,59],"class_list":["post-1744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news","tag-2026-fifa-world-cup","tag-bafana-bafana"],"yoast_head":"\n