Beyond Game Day | Bafana make World Cup history | 25 June 2026

Bafana Bafana have made history. After beating South Korea 1-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, South Africa are through to the Round of 32 for the first time. The Class of ’96 gave the country its great AFCON memory. Now the Class of ’26 has given South African football a new World Cup story to hold onto. In this Bafana-focused episode of Beyond Game Day, Thabiso Sithole and Morena Mothupi unpack the scale of the moment, the emotion behind it, and the bigger question of what comes next. The hosts reflect on the years when South Africans had almost lost belief in Bafana, the young players now carrying the shirt, and the pressure still hanging over football administration. Morena argues that this generation has changed something deeper than a result: Bafana no longer need to feel smaller than anyone else on the world stage. But the Round of 32 cannot be the end of the dream. If South Africa belongs here, how far can Bafana go now? Catch up on all previous Beyond Game Day episodes here: https://www.enca.com/beyond-game-day-...