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SOUTH AFRICA

CAF		group phase	CAF playoffs		playoffs
CAF		group phase	semifinals	final match	playoffs
¤	South Africa	1st in group C

Africa’s top nine qualify as group phase ends
[THU 16 OCT 2025]

The CAF group phase of qualifiers for the 2026 Men’s World Cup concluded on TUE 14 OCT 2025. Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia have qualified. Cameroon, Congo DR, Gabon, and Nigeria will compete in the CAF playoffs for a trip to the interconfederation playoffs. more...

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GROUP PHASE

GROUP C		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	South Africa	10	5	3	2	15	9	+6	18
HOME		5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	10
AWAY		5	2	2	1	6	3	+3	8
»	Nigeria	10	4	5	1	15	8	+7	17
HOME		5	2	3	0	8	3	+5	9
AWAY		5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	8
×	Benin	10	5	2	3	12	11	+1	17
HOME		5	4	0	1	8	3	+5	12
AWAY		5	1	2	2	4	8	-4	5
×	Lesotho	10	3	3	4	9	12	-3	12
HOME		5	1	1	3	2	6	-4	4
AWAY		5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	8
×	Rwanda	10	3	2	5	5	9	-4	11
HOME		5	1	2	2	3	4	-1	5
AWAY		5	2	0	3	2	5	-3	6
×	Zimbabwe	10	0	5	5	5	12	-7	5
HOME		5	0	3	2	3	6	-3	3
AWAY		5	0	2	3	2	6	-4	2

Group C

SAT 18 NOV 2023

Durban

13:00 UTC

02–01

v Benin

TUE 21 NOV 2023

Butare

13:00 UTC

00–02

at Rwanda

FRI 07 JUN 2024

Uyo

19:00 UTC

01–01

at Nigeria

TUE 11 JUN 2024

Mangaung/Bloemfontein

16:00 UTC

03–01

v Zimbabwe

FRI 21 MAR 2025

Polokwane

16:00 UTC

00–03
FORF

v Lesotho

TUE 25 MAR 2025

Abidjan [CIV]

16:00 UTC

02–00

at Benin

FRI 05 SEP 2025

Mangaung/Bloemfontein [RSA]

16:00 UTC

03–00

at Lesotho

TUE 09 SEP 2025

Mangaung/Bloemfontein

16:00 UTC

01–01

v Nigeria

FRI 10 OCT 2025

Durban [RSA]

16:00 UTC

00–00

at Zimbabwe

TUE 14 OCT 2025

Mbombela/Nelspruit

16:00 UTC

03–00

v Rwanda

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
×	2022	[did not qualify]
×	2018	[did not qualify]
×	2014	[did not qualify]
	2010	Group phase
×	2006	[did not qualify]
	2002	Group phase
	1998	Group phase
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[banned]
×	1986	[banned]
×	1982	[banned]
×	1978	[banned]
×	1974	[banned]
×	1970	[banned]
×	1966	[disqualified]
×	1962	[did not enter]
×	1958	[did not enter]
×	1954	[did not enter]
×	1950	[did not enter]
×	1938	[did not enter]
×	1934	[did not enter]

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