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South Africa’s Broos smiles and snarls before Canada World Cup showdown
Key takeaways
- South Africa and Canada are both competing in the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time.
- Having reached the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time, Bafana Bafana (The Boys) face Canada on Sunday in Los Angeles in the first last-32 fixture.
- The joy of the 74-year-old Belgian grandfather stems from succeeding where various coaches, including renowned Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira, failed.
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South Africa and Canada are both competing in the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo South Africa coach Hugo Brooshas guided the nation to their first World Cup knockout match [Daniel Becerril/Reuters]By AFPPublished On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026South Africa coach Hugo Broos smiles a lot and snarls a little as he prepares for the biggest match of his 38-year career as a tactician.
Having reached the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time, Bafana Bafana (The Boys) face Canada on Sunday in Los Angeles in the first last-32 fixture.
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