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| Federation founded: 1991 |
| FIFA member since: 1992 |
| Confederation: CAF |
| Colours: Gold and green |
| Nickname: Bafana Bafana |
| World Cups qualified for: 3 (of 21) |
| Best results: 17th place in 2002 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
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| P 9
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W 2
|
D 4
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L 3
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GF 11
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GA 16
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Pts 10
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South Africa
is 46th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
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| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
- |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
- |
| Biggest win |
2-1 vs France 2010 |
| Biggest loss |
0-3 vs France 1998
0-3 vs Uruguay 2010 |
| Most wins in a row |
1 |
| Most losses in a row |
1 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
4 |
| Longest run without win |
4 |
| Longest run qualifying |
2 (1998-02) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
2 (2014- ) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
- |
| RSA vs Europe |
W2 - D1 - L2 |
| RSA vs South America |
W0 - D1 - L1 |
| RSA vs Asia |
W0 - D1 - L0 |
| RSA vs N/C America |
W0 - D1 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Quinton Fortune |
6 |
1998-02 |
| Benni McCarthy |
6 |
1998-02 |
| Aaron Mokoena |
6 |
2002-10 |
| Lucas Radebe |
6 |
1998-02 |
| Pierre Issa |
4 |
1998-02 |
| Macbeth Sibaya |
4 |
2002-10 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Shaun Bartlett |
2 |
1998 |
| Benni McCarthy |
2 |
1998-02 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1998 1R France L 0-3
1R Denmark D 1-1
1R Saudi Arabia D 2-2
2002 1R Paraguay D 2-2
1R Slovenia W 1-0
1R Spain L 2-3
2010 1R Mexico D 1-1
1R Uruguay L 0-3
1R France W 2-1
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