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Honours - South Africa

World Cup

participations
4
best result
Round of 32
wins, draws, losses
3-5-5
2026Round of 321 win, 1 draw, 2 losses

First round

lossMexico 2-0 South Africa

drawCzech Republic 1-1 South Africa

winSouth Africa 1-0 South Korea

Round of 32

lossSouth Africa 0-1 Canada

World Cup 2026: all results ›

2010First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss

First round

drawSouth Africa 1-1 Mexico

lossSouth Africa 0-3 Uruguay

winFrance 1-2 South Africa

World Cup 2010: all results ›

2002First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss

First round

drawParaguay 2-2 South Africa

winSouth Africa 1-0 Slovenia

lossSouth Africa 2-3 Spain

World Cup 2002: all results ›

1998First round2 draws, 1 loss

First round

lossFrance 3-0 South Africa

drawSouth Africa 1-1 Denmark

drawSouth Africa 2-2 Saudi Arabia

World Cup 1998: all results ›

Africa Cup of Nations

participations
13
title
1
times runner-up
1
wins, draws, losses
20-17-17

Lost finals: 1998

2025Round of 162 wins, 2 losses

First round

winSouth Africa 2-1 Angola

lossEgypt 1-0 South Africa

winZimbabwe 2-3 South Africa

Round of 16

lossSouth Africa 1-2 Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations 2025: all results ›

2023Third place2 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss

First round

lossMali 2-0 South Africa

winSouth Africa 4-0 Namibia

drawSouth Africa 0-0 Tunisia

Round of 16

winMorocco 0-2 South Africa

Quarter-finals

winCape Verde 0-0 South Africa (a.e.t., 1-2 p)

Semi-finals

lossNigeria 1-1 South Africa (a.e.t., 4-2 p)

Third place match

winSouth Africa 0-0 Democratic Republic of Congo (a.e.t., 6-5 p)

Africa Cup of Nations 2023: all results ›

2019Quarter-finals2 wins, 3 losses

First round

lossIvory Coast 1-0 South Africa

winSouth Africa 1-0 Namibia

lossSouth Africa 0-1 Morocco

Round of 16

winEgypt 0-1 South Africa

Quarter-finals

lossNigeria 2-1 South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 2019: all results ›

2015First round1 draw, 2 losses

First round

lossAlgeria 3-1 South Africa

drawSouth Africa 1-1 Senegal

lossSouth Africa 1-2 Ghana

Africa Cup of Nations 2015: all results ›

2013Quarter-finals1 win, 3 draws

First round

drawSouth Africa 0-0 Cape Verde

winSouth Africa 2-0 Angola

drawMorocco 2-2 South Africa

Quarter-finals

lossSouth Africa 1-1 Mali (a.e.t., 1-3 p)

Africa Cup of Nations 2013: all results ›

2008First round2 draws, 1 loss

First round

drawSouth Africa 1-1 Angola

lossTunisia 3-1 South Africa

drawSenegal 1-1 South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 2008: all results ›

2006First round3 losses

First round

lossSouth Africa 0-2 Guinea

lossTunisia 2-0 South Africa

lossZambia 1-0 South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 2006: all results ›

2004First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss

First round

winSouth Africa 2-0 Benin

lossNigeria 4-0 South Africa

drawMorocco 1-1 South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 2004: all results ›

2002Quarter-finals1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss

First round

drawSouth Africa 0-0 Burkina Faso

drawSouth Africa 0-0 Ghana

winSouth Africa 3-1 Morocco

Quarter-finals

lossSouth Africa 0-2 Mali

Africa Cup of Nations 2002: all results ›

2000Third place3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss

First round

winSouth Africa 3-1 Gabon

winSouth Africa 1-0 Democratic Republic of Congo

drawSouth Africa 1-1 Algeria

Quarter-finals

winSouth Africa 1-0 Ghana

Semi-finals

lossNigeria 2-0 South Africa

Third place match

winSouth Africa 2-2 Tunisia (a.e.t., 4-3 p)

Africa Cup of Nations 2000: all results ›

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1998Runners-up3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss

First round

drawSouth Africa 0-0 Angola

drawIvory Coast 1-1 South Africa

winSouth Africa 4-1 Namibia

Quarter-finals

winMorocco 1-2 South Africa

Semi-finals

winDemocratic Republic of Congo 1-2 South Africa (a.e.t.)

Final

lossSouth Africa 0-2 Egypt

Africa Cup of Nations 1998: all results ›

1996Winners5 wins, 1 loss

First round

winSouth Africa 3-0 Cameroon

winSouth Africa 1-0 Angola

lossSouth Africa 0-1 Egypt

Quarter-finals

winSouth Africa 2-1 Algeria

Semi-finals

winSouth Africa 3-0 Ghana

Final

winSouth Africa 2-0 Tunisia

Africa Cup of Nations 1996: all results ›

1957Semi-finals

Semi-finals

Ethiopia - South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 1957: all results ›

Confederations Cup

participations
2
best result
Fourth place
wins, draws, losses
1-2-5
2009Fourth place1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses

First round

drawSouth Africa 0-0 Iraq

winSouth Africa 2-0 New Zealand

lossSpain 2-0 South Africa

Semi-finals

lossBrazil 1-0 South Africa

Third place match

lossSpain 3-2 South Africa

1997First round1 draw, 2 losses

First round

drawCzech Republic 2-2 South Africa

lossUnited Arab Emirates 1-0 South Africa

lossUruguay 4-3 South Africa

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