Bafana Bafana played to a goalless draw with Zimbwabwe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier played on Friday evening.
South Africa had come into the game hoping to collect maximum points to sustain their chances of qualifying for the global competition but ended up sharing the spoils. However, the draw puts them in a tough position ahead of the final outing on Tuesday against Rwanda.
Broos men trail Benin by two points, while Nigerial are third on the table with 14, making the final matchday exciting.
Have a look at the reactions from the fans following the recent result.
Playing against the Italian defense?
Hugo Broos needs to stop his favoritism; Lorch deserved to play here. I am sure he would have made a difference; he needs to start selecting players based on form – The VeZzy
Even if this game were seven days long, Bafana Bafana would still not win it. Not because Zimbabwe were better, but because South African players failed to apply the basics. They can't pass, kick, or control the ball. You can't hope for the best. You have to practice it – Mzwandile
Maybe we should get the Springboks to play on Tuesday against Rwanda. They respect the jersey – Micheal Mojaliseki
We were playing against an Italian defence, Zimbabwean players were clones of Bonucci and Chiellini. They had Mbule kicking drop kicks, bro ended up playing for the Springboks for a minute. Is Zimbabwe celebrating a draw? They hate us, their mandate was clear: make sure South Africa don't win – Ntukulu
Broos made a mistake by not playing Mduduzi Shabalala after the red card. Mdu is the closest thing we have to Relebohile Mofokeng. We needed a player with sharp turns, with the possibility of creating a penalty in one-on-one. Also, there was no reason to have both Teboho Mokoena and Aubas against 10 men – Ntobeko Lesley
Pirates should loan Bafana Bafana their ‘chemical engineer'
Lyle Foster and Evidence Makgopa have a combined total of one goal in all competitions. Then, Iqraam Rayners and Bradley Grobler have 12 in the league only. What more must they do to get the call-up? – Keabetswe
We got ourselves to blame. We completely blew it all up on our own. There's no justification for why we couldn't score a single goal against Zimbabwe. Our creativity wasn't on point, and we wasted all the little chances we created instead of being clinical. No excuses at all – Tlou Ya Mamphela
Hugo Broos was busy attacking Kaizer Chiefs for two weeks and forgot to prepare for this game – Mkomazi Sara
Can Orlando Pirates loan us their chemical engineer just for Tuesday only? – Kgomotso
It was not our day, shame, we were so unlucky. Now our hopes are on Nigeria to beat Benin. Back to the calculator – Maleka Tokel
