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South Africa's Broos takes aim at World Cup covered stadia, drinks breaks

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South Africa's Belgian head coach Hugo Broos talks with Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio at the end of the 2026 World Cup Group A vs Mexico  at the Mexico City Stadium on June 11, 2026. [Yuri CORTEZ / AFP]

South Africa coach Hugo Broos said "only the grass" resembled a football stadium after a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Atlanta kept Bafana Bafana's chances of World Cup progress alive.

Under the closed roof of the state-of-the-art home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and MLS side Atlanta United, the Czech Republic took an early lead through Michal Sadilek.

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