SA coach confident of beating Spain

South Africa coach Jomo Sono is adamant his side can end Spain’s fantastic start to the World Cup when the sides meet tomorrow.

Bafana Bafana need just a point from the clash in Daejeon to join the Spaniards, unbeaten in Japan and Korea so far, in the second stage.

Confidence is high amongst the squad after a 1-0 win over Slovenia followed an opening 2-2 draw with Paraguay.

Sono is confident his side can reach the last 16 for the first time in their history.

He said: ‘‘We respect Spain because they have great players. I have always been an admirer of Spanish football.

‘‘But we will be more relaxed than we were against Slovenia because we just need a draw.

‘‘Spain are not as physical as Slovenia and I expect our match against them to flow. We will play good football.’’