It is a big stadium with more than 80,000 people and the only thing I am going to say to my players is to focus on the match. Mexicans in the stands are not going to play; they will only be shouting. If you are the home team, it is important to have more than 80,000 people on your side shouting and singing.
But we must focus on our game plan. If we can do that and not be influenced by noise from the stands, we can have a good game on Thursday. For us it is important to win your first game, because if you don’t, in the second game you are going to play with a knife at your throat. If you don’t win the second game, there will be enormous pressure on the team for the third match.

— Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos on Estadio Azteca and the World Cup opener against Mexico “