Nigeria, June 28 -- South Africa heads into Sunday's FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash against Canada chasing yet another piece of history, with head coach Hugo Broos insisting that the team's remarkable rise has been built as much on trust and unity as on tactical discipline.

Bafana Bafana have already broken new ground by reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time, having recovered from an opening 2-0 defeat to co-hosts Mexico. A hard-fought draw against the Czech Republic was followed by a memorable 1-0 victory over South Korea, courtesy of Thapelo Maseko's winner, to seal second place in Group A behind Mexico.

Broos' side now stands just one victory away from an unprecedented place in the last 16, but the vetera...