WATCH | Coach Hugo Broos names Bafana World Cup squad

Dailydispatch · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · May 27, 2026 · 59 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is announcing the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday.

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What happened

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is announcing the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday.

Why it matters

Broos announced the preliminary squad last week, but he will trim it to between 23 and 26 players, which is the number allowed by Fifa for the tournament.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is announcing the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday.

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Claim 1: “Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is announcing the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday.”

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The claim is reported by the Sowetan and corroborated by multiple web search results, including official social media posts from the presidency (presidencyza) and news reports, confirming the announcement of the 2026 World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tourna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hugo Henri Broos (born 10 April 1952) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the South Africa national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Broos

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup

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Claim 2: “he will trim it to between 23 and 26 players, which is the number allowed by Fifa for the tournament.”

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Web search results specifically cite that the FIFA Council approved squad sizes for the World Cup (referencing the 2022 precedent) to be between 23 and 26 players, which aligns with the claim regarding the number allowed by FIFA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25, was the 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized by FIFA. This was also the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup

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Claim 3: “Broos announced the preliminary squad last week”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Hugo Broos announced a preliminary squad (specifically a 32-man group) the week prior to the final squad announcement.

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