| team SOUTH AFRICA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 8 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 3 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 2 - 4 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 6; = 1; - 1: 11 - 3 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 3 - 6 2 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 8: + 7; = 1; - 0: 13 - 3 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 5 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 5; = 1; - 4: 12 - 14 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 5 - 5 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 3 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 12 - 5 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 8: + 3; = 1; - 4: 11 - 11 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 6 - 2 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 3rd place in group FIFA World Cup (2002, 2010) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 56: +32: =9; -15; 72 ‒ 47 105 | |
| Percentage indicators | +57,14%; =16,07%; -26,79%; 1,29 ‒ 0,84 62,50% | |
| FIFA world cup | 9: +2: =4; -3; 11 ‒ 16 10 | |
| Percentage indicators | +22,22%; =44,44%; -33,33%; 1,22 ‒ 1,78 37,04% | |
| Total: | 65: +34: =13; -18; 83 ‒ 63 115 | |
| Percentage indicators | +52,31%; =20,00%; -27,69%; 1,28 ‒ 0,97 58,97% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 65 (7) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 83 | |
| - home: | 45 (54,22%) | |
| - away: | 25 (30,12%) | |
| - neutral field: | 13 (15,66%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 63 | |
| - home: | 21 (33,33%) | |
| - away: | 33 (52,38%) | |
| - neutral field: | 9 (14,29%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,28 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,97 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 68/93 (73,12%) | |
| - away: | 35/81 (43,21%) | |
| - neutral field: | 12/21 (57,14%) | |
| Biggest win: | 4:1 - Equatorial Guinea, Botswana | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:4 - Nigeria | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 26 (40%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 16 (24,62%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 5 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 4 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 3 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 111 (1,71) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 4 (0,06) | |
| - second yellow cards | 3 | |
| - straight red cards | 1 | |
| Players acted | 189 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 1 878 492 (28 900) | |
| Top scorer: | Shaun BARTLETT (98 02 06) - 9 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Aaron MOKOENA (02 06 10) - 23 games | |