Gordon Igesund warns against facing Mexico ahead of World Cup draw

One of the three host nations, Mexico are seeded for the draw, which means South Africa in Pot 3 could well be placed in the same group.

The two countries contested the opening game of the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg and played to a 1-1 draw, but Igesund believes facing them at the Estadio Azteca would be difficult for Bafana to handle.

"People are talking about possible revenge for Bafana Bafana against Mexico for the heartbreak suffered in 2010, but I don't think there is going to be any heartbreak or revenge. If we get drawn against the hosts, that's something that no team wants to do. If it happens, it happens, and we'll have to do the job but I certainly wouldn't wish it."

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The draw will be conducted with four pots of 12 teams each, with the highest FIFA ranked nations together with the three hosts in Pot 1.

This means even if Bafana don’t get Mexico they could still find themselves alongside the likes of Spain, Argentina, France, England, Portugal, Brazil, Netherlands, Belgium or Germany.

Whichever group Bafana Bafana find themselves in this evening, Igesund says it will help coach Hugo Broos to start plotting against those teams early enough.

The Belgian mentor will attempt to guide South Africa to a first ever men’s knockout place at the FIFA World Cup.

Earlier this week Broos named his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in just three weeks’ time, and Igesund says it’s a good opportunity for those players to cement their place in the team for the Mundial.

"The question is, is our current AFCON team good enough to play in the World Cup, well only time will tell. Hugo Broos will use this tournament as a guide to see which players are ready, which players aren't ready or perhaps are too young. Whatever the case is, he has got a huge job to do after doing an amazing job getting us into the World Cup."