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BAFANA LEFT RED-FACED
The Citizen
|June 12, 2026
WORLD CUP: BROOS’ MEN LACKED DISCIPLINE, AMBITION IN MEXICO LOSS
Bafana Bafana’s 2026 Fifa World Cup campaign got off to a dreadful start yesterday as they were beaten 2-0 by Mexico in the opening match of the tournament at the Azteca Stadium.
It wasn’t so much the fact that Hugo Broos’ side lost to the host nation, in front of their passionate home support in Mexico City, that disappointed. It was more the nature of a display that completely lacked ambition.
And there was also an absence of discipline as Bafana were reduced to nine men. Sphephelo Sithole was sent off for a professional foul, while substitute Themba Zwane also saw red for striking Roberto Alvarado with his arm late on. Mexico also had defender Cesar Montes sent off in stoppage time on a busy night for Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio.
This story is from the June 12, 2026 edition of The Citizen.
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