South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup

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The South Africa national football team represented South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup on two occasions, in 1997 as the champions of 1996 Africa Cup of Nations[1] and 2009 as host of both the tournament and the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA Confederations Cup[]

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Banned
Saudi Arabia 1995 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1997 Group Stage 8th 3 0 1 2 5 7 Squad
Mexico 1999 Did not qualify
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 1 3 4 6 Squad
Brazil 2013 Did not qualify
Russia 2017
Total Third Place 2/10 8 1 2 5 9 13 -

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup[]

Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9
 Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
South Africa 2–2 Czech Republic
Augustine 39'
Mkhalele 86'		 Report Šmicer 19', 40'
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 7,500
United Arab Emirates 1–0 South Africa
H. Mubarak 5' Report
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 11,000
Uruguay 4–3 South Africa
Silva 12', 66'
Recoba 42'
Callejas 90'		 Report Radebe 11'
Mkhalele 69'
Ndlanya 77'
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 8,000

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup[]

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
South Africa 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 48,837
South Africa 2–0 New Zealand
Parker 21', 52' Report
Attendance: 36,598
Spain 2–0 South Africa
Villa 52'
Llorente 72'		 Report
Attendance: 38,212
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals

Brazil 1–0 South Africa
Dani Alves 88' Report
Attendance: 48,049

Third place play-off

Spain 3–2 (a.e.t.) South Africa
Güiza 88', 89'
Alonso 107'		 Report Mphela 73', 90+3'
Attendance: 31,788
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Top goalscorers[]

Brendan Augustine was the first player to score for South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997.

Bernard Parker is the joint top scorer at FIFA Confederations Cups.
No. Name Goals Confederations Cups
1 Helman Mkhalele 2 1997
Katlego Mphela 2 2009
Bernard Parker 2 2009
4 Brendan Augustine 1 1997
Pollen Ndlanya 1 1997
Lucas Radebe 1 1997

References[]

  1. ^ "How Bafana won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations". KickOff.
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