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Group A ยท Rank #58

South AfricaSouth Africa at World Cup 2026

Compact profile, group picture and projected final route for South Africa.

South Africa

Team Profile

South Africa

Group A ยท Balanced

Overall

68

Attack67
Midfield68
Defence68

Qualification chance

45%

45%

Fan confidence

16%

average share of fan votes backing South Africa

Team outlook

Next up: Mexico. Forecast win chance 20%, likely score 1-2.

Group A

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Group A table with qualification probabilities
1MexicoMexico000000Likely
2South KoreaSouth Korea000000Likely
3CzechiaCzechia000000Uncertain
4South AfricaSouth Africa000000Uncertain

Qualification outlook

Top 2 + best thirds
MexicoMexico84%
11st

40%

22nd

27%

33rd

21%

44th

12%

Best-third path 17%
South KoreaSouth Korea75%
11st

28%

22nd

29%

33rd

24%

44th

19%

Best-third path 18%
CzechiaCzechia69%
11st

22%

22nd

26%

33rd

29%

44th

23%

Best-third path 21%
South AfricaSouth Africa45%
11st

10%

22nd

17%

33rd

26%

44th

46%

Best-third path 18%
Group A0 scores ยท 0 official

Remaining group matches

  • vsMexicoMexico
  • vsCzechiaCzechia
  • vsSouth KoreaSouth Korea

Projected knockout route

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