FIFA World Cup 2026
South Africa at the FIFA World Cup 2026
Overview
South Africa is the African Union’s southernmost large state, a constitutional parliamentary republic with eleven official languages, Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein sharing capital functions, extraordinarily biodiverse and mineral‑rich.
Quick facts
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Continent
- Africa
- Federation
- CAF (Africa)
- Group
- A
- FIFA ranking (Nov 2025)
- #61
- World Cup titles
- 0
Geography
- Founded / established
- 1910
- Population
- 63,274,000
- Languages
- Eleven official languages including English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Highest point
- Mafadi (3,450 m)
- Climate
- Mediterranean Cape south-west; subtropical east coast; arid interior west
- Land borders
- Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
Football facts
- Appearances
- 4
- Best result
- Group stage (1998, 2002, 2010)
- Top scorer
- Shaun Bartlett, Benni McCarthy (2)
- Debut
- 1998
2026 World Cup kits
Home kit
Main color: green
World Cup history
4 World Cup appearances
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Qualified (2026) |
| 2022 | Group stage |
| 2010 | Group stage |
| 2002 | Group stage |
| 1998 | Group stage |