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South Africa
Group A · RSA Through
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World Cup history
Best result: Round of 32 (2026)
Tournament stats
All teams →Possession
47%
Shots / match
9.8
On target / match
2.8
Corners / match
2.8
Goals
2–4
Averages over 4 matches with statistics.
Group A standing
| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L D W |
Path to the final
South Africa's route from its current bracket position, and the opponent each round.
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Fixtures & results
Gallery
Mbombela Stadium inaugural game. South Africa vs Thailand. 5 May 2010
Photo: Tadpolefarm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Morgan Gould wearing the Bafana Bafana Jersey.
Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010 from Johannesburg, South Africa (CC BY 2.0)
Squad
Last updated
Goalkeepers
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 16 |
16
Sipho Chaine
|
– | – | – | – | – |
| 22 |
22
Ricardo Goss
|
– | – | – | – | – |
Defenders
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 18 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 20 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 |
21
Ime Okon
|
4 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
Midfielders
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 13 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 23 |
23
Jayden Adams
|
2 | – | – | – | – |
Forwards
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
Head-to-head
All records →South Africa's World Cup record against every country they've met. A shoot-out counts as a draw.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |