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South Africa

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Current Elo
1726
Rank #60
Matches played
488
since 1906-07-09
First international
1–0
vs Argentina · 1906-07-09

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1792
1996
Best year
1996
+128 Elo
Worst year
1997
-86 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
219-146-123
488 matches
Goals for / against
660 / 461
Home record
149-91-47
Away record
70-55-76
Biggest win
8–0
vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss
3–9
vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly
Highest-scoring match
3–9
vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly
Biggest upset win
1–0
vs Spain · 2013-11-19
1660 Elo vs their 2165
Rivalry
Zambia
7-7-8 in 22 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Brazil
0-0-5 in 5 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
17
2015-09-08 → 2017-06-10
Current unbeaten run
3

World Cup history

xWC total
0.02
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.02
Best World Cup
2010
<0.01 xWC
1998 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by France
2002 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Brazil
2010 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Spain
2026 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Spain

African Cup of Nations history

xCC total
0.71
Titles won
1
Luck diff (actual − expected)
+0.29
Best African Cup of Nations
1996
0.13 xCC
1996 African Cup of Nations
0.13 xCC
Won by South Africa
1998 African Cup of Nations
0.08 xCC
Won by Egypt
2000 African Cup of Nations
0.08 xCC
Won by Cameroon
2002 African Cup of Nations
0.08 xCC
Won by Cameroon
2004 African Cup of Nations
0.04 xCC
Won by Tunisia
2006 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Egypt
2008 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Egypt
2013 African Cup of Nations
0.10 xCC
Won by Nigeria
2015 African Cup of Nations
0.08 xCC
Won by Ivory Coast
2019 African Cup of Nations
0.03 xCC
Won by Algeria
2023 African Cup of Nations
0.01 xCC
Won by Ivory Coast
2025 African Cup of Nations
0.03 xCC
Won by Morocco

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup history

xCC total
0.03
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.03
Best CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
2005
0.03 xCC
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.03 xCC
Won by United States