The Belgian will leave it later than many of his counterparts at the global finals, with several teams having already named their final selections.
It could be that he is waiting until after the local league is completed on May 23 and the second leg of the CAF Champions League final on May 24, with a large portion of his squad likely to be made up of players from Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, who take on Morocco’s AS FAR in the continental decider.
Should there be injuries to key players, it could change the entire balance of his selection, or even his tactical plans, so it is perhaps a smart move.
It is also worth keeping Bafana’s opponents guessing, though Mexico, the Czech Republic and South Korea will quickly be able to work out who the key men in the squad are.
Broos was unsure whether he would take 23 or 26 players to the finals, as he does not want fringe players potentially upsetting the applecart.
But with FIFA paying generous daily rates to clubs that supply players, it is a chance to inject some cash into the local league and he is no doubt being lobbied by some teams, who could earn upwards of R6.5-million for a player who sits on the sidelines.
Bafana Bafana are due to face Nicaragua in a friendly in Johannesburg on May 29 before they depart for their training base in Pachuca, Mexico. Broos hopes to be in camp there by June 1 at the latest.
South Africa have been handed a marquee fixture as they play their opening match at the World Cup against co-hosts Mexico in the tournament opener in Mexico City on June 11.
They will meet the Czech Republic in Atlanta, United States, on June 18 and South Korea in Monterrey, Mexico, on June 24.
