Bafana Bafana to face Brazil
The match will form part of a symbolic hand-over from the previous to present
hosts of the FIFA World Cup - South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup while
Brazil will host the tournament in two years’ time.
“We are honoured to be playing Brazil in their backyard as they seldom play
friendly matches at home. To us this is a big coup considering it will probably
be the first official match for the new Bafana Coach whom we will announce at
the end of this month,”
South African Football Association (SAFA) CEO, Dr
Robin Petersen, said in a statement.
“We are very delighted to announce that we have just received the final
confirmation because we have been working on this match for the last six
months.”
The last time Bafana met the Samba Boys was on 26 June 2009 in the FIFA
Confederations Cup where a late Daniel Alves free kick broke the hearts of the
hosts from reaching the final.
The South American powerhouse is by far the most successful soccer playing
nation in the world.
They have won the FIFA World Cup 6 times in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1994 and
2002.
They have also won the Copa America 8 times and are the only country to have
played in every FIFA
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