Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained why it is near impossible to organise friendlies against the world’s top-ranked sides like Brazil and Argentina.

Leading up to the FIFA World Cup in June, Broos has revealed that South Americans, Brazil, would consider a friendly with Bafana Bafana, but wants $5m (R84 million) for it to happen in May.

“A few minutes ago, Lydia (Monyepao), the CEO, told me Brazil (ranked fifth) wanted to play against us and I said, very well, why not, but they asked for $5m to come,” said Broos during a press conference in Pretoria on Monday.

“A few months ago, Argentina (ranked second) also wanted to play in Johannesburg against us for €5m (R98 million), so it’s easy to say yeah, why not that,” he said.

Instead, Bafana Bafana, who are ranked 60th, will face Panama, who occupy the 33rd spot.

“Panama is not coming for free either. We have to pay for them to be here and play two games. SAFA made a big effort to have Panama. Now, we will see what we can get, maybe an Asian or European team for May.

“I know a European team is easier because the money is there. We don’t have that money.

“Panama have the same the style of playing like Mexico, our first opponents (in the World Cup), so I think it was the right choice to choose them for the two games,” he added.

“It will teach us a lot about the middle American style of playing football. The results are not that important, but I don’t want to have two defeats because we have to learn a lot about those kinds of countries.”

Bafana will face the Central American country in two international friendly matches at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday, 27 March, before facing the visitors in the second game in Cape Town on Tuesday, 31 March.