Hugo Broos and South Africa aiming for more World Cup glory against Canada

[p]Broos's side take ‌on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=EZmXxG15"]in Los Angeles on Sunday[/a] after advancing from ‌the group stage with a surprise 1-0 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a], ‌and the Belgian said reaching the knockout rounds had fulfilled ‌the team's initial objective.[/p][p]"[b]I think we can say already now that the World Cup is a success for us,[/b]" Broos told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]Everybody expected and ‌hoped that we should be in the ⁠second round. We are in ‌the second round. But that doesn't mean now that we are happy ​and that we just play the game tomorrow and go home.[/b][/p][p]"[b]Once you are there, you want more.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="70ba45b7-bb85-4ae6-ac24-a4f0bd31f4e6" url="https://x.com/clahanna/status/2071052826692751361?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Broos said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]​South Africa[/a] would need to reproduce the level and mentality they showed against South Korea if they were to overcome ⁠Canada, whom he described ​as a physically imposing side that press aggressively and give opponents little time on the ball.[/p][p]"[b]They all go for the same goal,[/b]" he said. "[b]The moment they lose the ball, everyone wants to win ‌it back. That is very difficult to play against[/b]."[/p][p]South Africa, however, have grown into the tournament after losing their opening match to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] at the Azteca stadium, with Broos saying the experience of playing on the biggest stage had helped his squad to adapt.[/p][p]"[b]The first game was very good for us,[/b]" he said. "[b]Now we believe in ourselves.[/b]"[/p][p]At 74, Broos also acknowledged this is likely to be his final World Cup and suggested ‌it could bring the curtain down on his coaching career.[/p][p]He said ​he missed his family and grandchildren in Belgium but ‌joked that following South Africa's win over South Korea, his wife had given him permission to extend his stay.[/p][p]"[b]She said, 'Okay, you can stay another week, there's no problem'[/b]," Broos said.[/p][p]Whether or not it proves to be his final World ⁠Cup, Broos said his players ⁠were determined to extend ‌the journey by at least one more match.[/p]