This is a record of South Africa's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase, and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

South Africa have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions in 1998, 2002, and 2010.

Although South Africa has made three appearances in the World Cup, they have not made it past the first round. The team's first attempt to qualify was for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The team finished second in their group, behind Nigeria, who went on to play at the World Cup. Their first appearance was in France 1998, six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family. Despite a 3–0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia, the team finished third and thus exited the tournament. Korea/Japan 2002 was expected to be an opportunity for Bafana Bafana to step up to the next level but they were eliminated at the group stage despite drawing to Paraguay and beating Slovenia 1–0 for their first-ever World Cup win. The team finished third in their group, losing out to Paraguay on goals scored. The team failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup after finishing third in their qualifying group. Ghana won the group and progressed to the tournament, while Congo DR finished ahead of South Africa on head-to-head results. During the 2010 World Cup on their home soil, they beat France 2–1 and drew 1–1 to Mexico, but lost 0–3 to Uruguay. They lost out on progression to the round of 16, on goal difference, becoming the first World Cup host nation to fail to advance past the group stage.[2][3][4][5]

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Not admitted[6]
Mexico 1970 Banned
Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994 Did not qualify
France 1998 Group stage 24th 3 0 2 1 3 6
South Korea Japan 2002 17th 3 1 1 1 5 5
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 3 5
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 3/25 9 2 4 3 11 16
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

France 1998

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Head coach: France Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Hans Vonk (1970-01-30)30 January 1970 (aged 28) 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
2 2DF Themba Mnguni (1973-12-16)16 December 1973 (aged 24) 3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF David Nyathi (1969-03-22)22 March 1969 (aged 29) 35 Switzerland St. Gallen
4 2DF Willem Jackson (1972-03-26)26 March 1972 (aged 26) 12 South Africa Orlando Pirates
5 2DF Mark Fish (1974-03-14)14 March 1974 (aged 24) 37 England Bolton Wanderers
6 4FW Phil Masinga (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Italy Bari
7 3MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 21) 6 Spain Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Alfred Phiri (1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 23) 2 Turkey Vanspor
9 4FW Shaun Bartlett (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 25) 29 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
10 3MF John Moshoeu (1965-12-18)18 December 1965 (aged 32) 44 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Helman Mkhalele (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 28) 35 Turkey Kayserispor
12 4FW Brendan Augustine (1971-10-26)26 October 1971 (aged 26) 26 Austria LASK Linz
13 4FW Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) 0 Germany VfL Bochum
14 4FW Jerry Sikhosana (1969-06-08)8 June 1969 (aged 29) 9 South Africa Orlando Pirates
15 3MF Doctor Khumalo (1967-06-26)26 June 1967 (aged 30) 43 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
16 1GK Brian Baloyi (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 20) 10 Netherlands Ajax
18 3MF Lebohang Morula (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 29) 0 Turkey Vanspor
19 2DF Lucas Radebe (c) (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 29) 41 England Leeds United
20 3MF William Mokoena (1975-03-31)31 March 1975 (aged 23) 0 South Africa Manning Rangers
21 2DF Pierre Issa (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 France Marseille
22 1GK Paul Evans* (1973-12-28)28 December 1973 (aged 24) 0 South Africa Supersport United
23 1GK Simon Gopane* (1970-12-26)26 December 1970 (aged 27) 1 South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
  • Andre Arendse (#22) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Simon Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

France vs South Africa

France 3–0 South Africa
Dugarry 36'
Issa 77' (o.g.)
Henry 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

South Africa vs Denmark

Benni McCarthy scored South Africa's first ever goal in the World Cup when he received the ball on the edge of the penalty box before shooting low left footed through the legs of Peter Schmeichel to level the match.

South Africa 1–1 Denmark
McCarthy 51' Report Nielsen 12'
Attendance: 33,300

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Epifanio González (Paraguay)

South Africa vs Saudi Arabia

South Africa 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Bartlett 18', 90+3' (pen.) Report Al-Jaber 45+2' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,800

Assistant referees:
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Eddie Foley (Ireland)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Korea/Japan 2002

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Slovenia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Head coach: Jomo Sono

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Hans Vonk (1970-01-30)30 January 1970 (aged 32) 29 Netherlands Heerenveen
2 2DF Cyril Nzama (1974-06-26)26 June 1974 (aged 27) 19 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
3 2DF Bradley Carnell (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 25) 21 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Aaron Mokoena (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 21) 22 Belgium Beerschot
5 2DF Jacob Lekgetho (1974-03-24)24 March 1974 (aged 28) 15 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
6 3MF MacBeth Sibaya (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 24) 9 South Africa Jomo Cosmos
7 3MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 25) 39 England Manchester United
8 3MF Thabo Mngomeni (1969-06-24)24 June 1969 (aged 32) 37 South Africa Orlando Pirates
9 3MF MacDonald Mukansi (1975-05-26)26 May 1975 (aged 27) 7 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
10 3MF Bennett Mnguni (1974-03-18)18 March 1974 (aged 28) 9 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
11 3MF Jabu Pule (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 21) 9 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
12 3MF Teboho Mokoena (1974-07-10)10 July 1974 (aged 27) 10 Switzerland St. Gallen
13 2DF Pierre Issa (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 26) 41 England Watford
14 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 24) 30 Italy Udinese
15 3MF Sibusiso Zuma (1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 26) 22 Denmark Copenhagen
16 1GK André Arendse (1967-06-27)27 June 1967 (aged 34) 49 South Africa Santos Cape Town
17 4FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 24) 43 Portugal Porto
18 3MF Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 24) 32 Germany VfL Bochum
19 2DF Lucas Radebe (c) (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 33) 65 England Leeds United
20 1GK Calvin Marlin (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 26) 2 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
21 3MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 20) 0 Netherlands Ajax
22 2DF Thabang Molefe (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 23) 5 South Africa Jomo Cosmos
23 4FW George Koumantarakis (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 28) 6 Switzerland Basel

Paraguay vs South Africa

Paraguay 2–2 South Africa
Santa Cruz 39'
Arce 55'		 Report Mokoena 63'
Fortune 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,186
Paraguay
South Africa
GK22Ricardo TavarelliYellow card 90'
CB18Julio César CáceresYellow card 35'
CB5Celso Ayala
CB4Carlos Gamarra (c)
RWB2Francisco Arce
LWB21Denis CanizaYellow card 65'
CM10Roberto Miguel Acuña
CM6Estanislao Struwaydownward-facing red arrow 86'
CM8Guido Alvarengadownward-facing red arrow 66'
AM11Jorge Camposdownward-facing red arrow 73'
CF9Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
MF14Diego Gavilánupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF16Gustavo Morínigoupward-facing green arrow 73'
DF17Juan Carlos FrancoYellow card 90+3'upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Italy Cesare Maldini
GK16Andre Arendse
RB4Aaron MokoenaYellow card 3'
CB13Pierre IssaYellow card 9'downward-facing red arrow 27'
CB19Lucas Radebe (c)
LB3Bradley Carnell
RM2Cyril Nzama
CM12Teboho Mokoena
CM6MacBeth Sibaya
LM7Quinton Fortune
CF17Benni McCarthyYellow card 38'downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF15Sibusiso ZumaYellow card 45+2'
Substitutions:
MF9MacDonald Mukasiupward-facing green arrow 27'
FW23George Koumantarakisupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Jomo Sono

Man of the Match:
Francisco Arce (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

South Africa vs Slovenia

Siyabonga Nomvethe scored the only goal of the game, in the fourth minute. A free kick from Quinton Fortune on the left came to Nomvethe and although he mistimed his header, the ball cannoned into the net off his thigh.

South Africa 1–0 Slovenia
Nomvethe 4' Report
Attendance: 47,226
South Africa
Slovenia
GK16Andre Arendse
RB2Cyril Nzama
CB4Aaron Mokoena
CB19Lucas Radebe (c)Yellow card 12'
LB3Bradley Carnell
RM15Sibusiso Zuma
CM6MacBeth Sibaya
CM12Teboho Mokoena
LM7Quinton Fortunedownward-facing red arrow 84'
CF14Siyabonga Nomvethedownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF17Benni McCarthydownward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF18Delron Buckleyupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW23George Koumantarakisupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF11Jabu Puleupward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK1Marko Simeunovič
CB3Željko MilinovičYellow card 52'
CB4Muamer VugdaličYellow card 35'
CB6Aleksander Knavsdownward-facing red arrow 60'
RM7Đoni Novak
CM11Miran PavlinYellow card 75'
CM8Aleš Čeh (c)Yellow card 62'
LM19Amir Karić
AM18Milenko Ačimovičdownward-facing red arrow 60'
CF21Sebastjan Cimirotičdownward-facing red arrow 41'
CF13Mladen Rudonja
Substitutions:
FW9Milan Ostercupward-facing green arrow 41'
MF20Nastja Čehupward-facing green arrow 60'
DF22Spasoje Bulajičupward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match:
Quinton Fortune (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official:
Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

South Africa vs Spain

South Africa 2–3 Spain
McCarthy 31'
Radebe 53'		 Report Raúl 4', 56'
Mendieta 45+1'
Attendance: 31,024
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
South Africa
Spain
GK16Andre Arendse
RB2Cyril NzamaYellow card 16'
CB4Aaron MokoenaYellow card 81'
CB19Lucas Radebe (c)downward-facing red arrow 80'
LB3Bradley CarnellYellow card 67'
RM15Sibusiso Zuma
CM6MacBeth Sibaya
CM12Teboho Mokoena
LM7Quinton Fortunedownward-facing red arrow 83'
CF17Benni McCarthy
CF14Siyabonga NomvetheYellow card 69'downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW23George Koumantarakisupward-facing green arrow 74'
DF22Thabang Molefeupward-facing green arrow 80'
DF5Jacob Lekgethoupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK1Iker Casillas
RB2Curro Torres
CB4Iván Helguera
CB20Miguel Ángel Nadal (c)
LB15Enrique Romero
RM22Joaquín
CM19Xavi
CM14David Albeldadownward-facing red arrow 53'
LM16Gaizka Mendieta
CF7Raúldownward-facing red arrow 82'
CF9Fernando Morientesdownward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
MF18Sergioupward-facing green arrow 53'
FW12Albert Luqueupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF21Luis Enriqueupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Raúl (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

South Africa 2010

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

Coach: Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Moeneeb Josephs (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 30) 17 South Africa Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Siboniso Gaxa (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 26) 37 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF Tsepo Masilela (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 25) 31 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4 2DF Aaron Mokoena (c) (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 29) 101 England Portsmouth
5 2DF Anele Ngcongca (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 22) 5 Belgium Genk
6 3MF MacBeth Sibaya (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 32) 58 Russia Rubin Kazan
7 3MF Lance Davids (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 25) 22 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
8 3MF Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 25) 48 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 4FW Katlego Mphela (1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
10 3MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 28) 50 England Everton
11 3MF Teko Modise (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 27) 52 South Africa Orlando Pirates
12 3MF Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28) 13 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
13 3MF Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 25) 37 England Fulham
14 2DF Matthew Booth (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33) 27 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 2DF Lucas Thwala (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28) 24 South Africa Orlando Pirates
16 1GK Itumeleng Khune (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 22) 27 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Bernard Parker (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24) 28 Netherlands Twente
18 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 32) 76 South Africa Moroka Swallows
19 3MF Surprise Moriri (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 30) 34 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
20 2DF Bongani Khumalo (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 23) 14 South Africa Supersport United
21 2DF Siyabonga Sangweni (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) 8 South Africa Golden Arrows
22 1GK Shu-Aib Walters (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
23 3MF Thanduyise Khuboni (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 24) 9 South Africa Golden Arrows

South Africa vs Mexico

South Africa vs Mexico was the opening match of the World Cup, held on 11 June 2010.[7] It was described as an "enthralling" and "pulsating" match. South Africa opened the scoring in the 55th minute after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored off a pass through Mexico's defence by Teko Modise. Mexico's captain Rafael Márquez equalised following a corner kick in the 79th minute.[8] In the final minutes of the match, Katlego Mphela almost scored a winning goal for South Africa, but his shot bounced off the post.[7]

Tshabalala was named as the man of the match. South Africa's coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira called the result "fair", while Mexico's coach Javier Aguirre stated "we could have won, we could have lost".[9]

South Africa 1–1 Mexico
Tshabalala 55' Report Márquez 79'
Attendance: 84,490
South Africa[11]
Mexico[11]
GK16Itumeleng Khune
RB2Siboniso Gaxa
CB4Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB20Bongani Khumalo
LB15Lucas Thwaladownward-facing red arrow 46'
RM8Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM13Kagisho DikgacoiYellow card 27'
CM12Reneilwe Letsholonyane
LW11Teko Modise
SS10Steven Pienaardownward-facing red arrow 83'
CF9Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
DF3Tsepo MasilelaYellow card 70'upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW17Bernard Parkerupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Óscar Pérez
RB12Paul Aguilardownward-facing red arrow 55'
CB5Ricardo Osorio
CB2Francisco Javier Rodríguez
LB3Carlos Salcido
DM4Rafael Márquez
CM16Efraín JuárezYellow card 18'
CM6Gerardo Torrado (c)Yellow card 57'
RW17Giovani dos Santos
LW11Carlos Veladownward-facing red arrow 69'
CF9Guillermo Francodownward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF18Andrés Guardadoupward-facing green arrow 55'
FW10Cuauhtémoc Blancoupward-facing green arrow 69'
FW14Javier Hernándezupward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
South Africa vs Mexico

Man of the Match:
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[10]
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)[10]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[10]
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China)[10]

South Africa vs Uruguay

South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 42,658
South Africa[12]
Uruguay[12]
GK16Itumeleng KhuneRed card 76'
RB2Siboniso Gaxa
CB4Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB20Bongani Khumalo
LB3Tsepo Masilela
RM8Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM13Kagisho DikgacoiYellow card 42'
CM12Reneilwe Letsholonyanedownward-facing red arrow 57'
LW11Teko Modise
SS10Steven PienaarYellow card 6'downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF9Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
MF19Surprise Moririupward-facing green arrow 57'
GK1Moeneeb Josephsupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2Diego Lugano (c)
CB3Diego Godín
LB4Jorge Fuciledownward-facing red arrow 71'
DM15Diego Pérezdownward-facing red arrow 90'
RM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
LM11Álvaro Pereira
AM10Diego Forlán
CF9Luis Suárez
CF7Edinson Cavanidownward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
MF20Álvaro Fernándezupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW21Sebastián Fernándezupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF5Walter Garganoupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)[10]
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)[10]
Fourth official:
Wolfgang Stark (Germany)[10]
Fifth official:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[10]

France vs South Africa

Two teams have met three times but recently in the 1998 FIFA World Cup won by France 3–0.

Bongani Khumalo scored the first goal to make it 1–0 in 25th minute Yoann Gourcuff was shown a red card after a serious foul, Katlego Mphela made it 2–0 in half-time, South Africa made several chances in second half, Hugo Lloris saved Katlego Mphela's shot to make a third goal, Bacary Sagna made a back pass to the French player Florent Malouda scored a goal to make it 2–1 from an assist by Franck Ribéry, South Africa made even more chances in second half, 2-1 was the final score of the match. France were eliminated from the World Cup with a single point in the Group stage.

Although South Africa became the first host nation to exit the World Cup group stage in history.

France 1–2 South Africa
Malouda 70' Report
Attendance: 39,415
France[13]
South Africa[13]
GK1Hugo Lloris
RB2Bacary Sagna
CB5William Gallas
CB17Sébastien Squillaci
LB22Gaël Clichy
CM18Alou Diarra (c)downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM19Abou DiabyYellow card 71'
RW11André-Pierre Gignacdownward-facing red arrow 46'
AM8Yoann GourcuffRed card 25'
LW7Franck Ribéry
CF9Djibril Cissédownward-facing red arrow 55'
Substitutions:
MF15Florent Maloudaupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW12Thierry Henryupward-facing green arrow 55'
FW10Sidney Govouupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK1Moeneeb Josephs
RB5Anele Ngcongcadownward-facing red arrow 55'
CB4Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB20Bongani Khumalo
LB3Tsepo Masilela
CM6MacBeth Sibaya
CM23Thanduyise Khubonidownward-facing red arrow 78'
RW10Steven Pienaar
LW8Siphiwe Tshabalala
CF9Katlego Mphela
CF17Bernard Parkerdownward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
DF2Siboniso Gaxaupward-facing green arrow 55'
FW18Siyabonga Nomvetheupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF11Teko Modiseupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Katlego Mphela (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Abraham González (Colombia)[10]
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)[10]
Fourth official:
Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)[10]
Fifth official:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)[10]

Record players

Lucas Radebe captained South Africa both in 1998 and in 2002. The central defender is South Africa's joint record World Cup player.
Benni McCarthy is both South Africa's joint record player and joint top scorer at FIFA World Cups. He is the only South African to score at two different tournaments.
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Quinton Fortune61998 and 2002
Benni McCarthy61998 and 2002
Lucas Radebe61998 and 2002
Aaron Mokoena62002 and 2010
5 Pierre Issa41998 and 2002
MacBeth Sibaya42002 and 2010
721 players3

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Shaun Bartlett21998
Benni McCarthy21998 and 2002
3 Quinton Fortune12002
Teboho Mokoena12002
Siyabonga Nomvethe12002
Lucas Radebe12002
Bongani Khumalo12010
Katlego Mphela12010
Siphiwe Tshabalala12010

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2007.
  2. ↑ "South Africa beat red-faced France and both bow out". Guardian UK. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "France 1 South Africa 2". Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "France 1 South Africa 2". BBC Sport. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Performance of host countries in previous World Cups". The Business Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. 1 2 Holt, Oliver (11 June 2010). "South Africa 1-1 Mexico: The Daily Mirror match report". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
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