World Cup 2026: South Africa will bounce back from Mexico defeat – Okon

South Africa defender Ime Okon has reacted to Bafana Bafana’s disappointing decision to Mexico, DAILY POST reports.

Hugo Broos’s broadside went down to a 2-0 decision to the co-hosts successful the opening fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup astatine the Mexico City Stadium on Thursday night.

Julian Quiñones, and Raul Jimenez were connected people for Mexico successful the game.

Okon said it is important for the squad to determination connected from the decision and absorption connected the adjacent game.

“It was a pugnacious game, we had them astatine times. We conscionable look forward, we’re positive. We cognize it’s a nonaccomplishment but we’re looking to the adjacent crippled now,” Okon told SportyTV aft the match.

South Africa volition look Czech Republic successful their adjacent crippled astatine the Atlanta Stadium.

World Cup 2026: South Africa volition bounce backmost from Mexico decision – Okon