Bafana Bafana will play five-time world champions Brazil on Wednesday, 5 March, 2014 at the FNB Stadium

After beating the World Champions Spain 1-0, Bafana will have an opportunity to impress again when they host Brazil on March 5.

The Samba Boys will be preparing for the 2014 World Cup as the host nation and one of the hot favourites, after winning the 2009 Confederations Cup. 

The President of the South African Football Association (Safa), Dr Danny Jordaan confirmed on the associations official website.

“A good performance against Brazil will convince the doubters that South Africa is back,” he said.

“This is one of the last games Brazil will play before the World Cup and they will be fielding a team of stars who will be absolutely determined to play at their best to make sure they are in the World Cup team. Our team on the other end is also hungry for success. It’s going to be a really good game.”

The game is already being hailed to boast the best opponent, since Brazil is arguably the most famous team for neutrals in the country. 

“For a soccer fan there could be no better present for Christmas and New Year than a ticket to see Brazil," added Jordaan.

After failing to reach Brazil 2014, Safa is aiming for high profile opponents to excite local soccer fans.

“If you want to be the best, you have to play the best and our announcement of Brazil today as Bafana Bafana’s opponents in March is testimony to our ambition of making our national side world beaters,” said Jordaan.

“Matches between Bafana Bafana and Brazil have always been keenly contested, dating back to the Nelson Mandela Challenge matches and this will be the fourth meeting between the two sides. Each one of the previous matches have been hard fought and provided great entertainment. This one should be really special because the players all know this is an opportunity to shine.”

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund wants to set the record straight after losing to Brazil 1-0 away from home, in his very first match in charge. 

“This is a huge game for us, good for the country and players. We have just beaten Spain and we want to give a good account of ourselves against the in-form Brazilians. To have them here as part of their preparations for the 2014 World Cup shows the amount of respect they have for us,” said Igesund. “I want to thank the President of Safa for making this game happen. “

Tickets for the clash will cost R50, R100 and R200. They will go on sale immediately at Computicket outlets and at Shoprite, Checkers and Shoprite-Checkers stores around the country.

Kick off is at 19h00.