South Africa Coach: We Played a Good Game

South Africa's head coach, Hugo Broos, found little to celebrate after his team's opening match at the World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. "Bafana Bafana" suffered a 0-2 defeat to Mexico and finished the game with only nine men on the field after receiving two red cards. Despite the loss, the coach believes his team played well.

"Regarding the first red card, I don't think there's much to say, but for the second, I believe the Mexican player blocked my footballer – these things happen, but the referee decided otherwise. So, it's a bit unfortunate that we had to finish the match with nine men," Broos began.

"I think my team played a good game. At certain points in the match, Mexico even looked desperate and struggled to find open spaces, so everything was fine. The only thing we need to improve for the next match is our play when we have possession of the ball. That wasn't as good today, so we need to work on it," the specialist added.