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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 record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1992 | Banned | ||||||||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1997 | Group Stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
 1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
  2001 | |||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||
 2009 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2017 | |||||||||
| Total | Third Place | 2/10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - |
| South Africa's Confederations Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Match | |||||
| Biggest Win | |||||
| Biggest Defeat | |||||
| Best Result | Fourth Place at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||
| Worst Result | 8th place at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||
| 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' |
| 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 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Parker 21', 52' | Report |
| Spain | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Villa 52' Llorente 72' | Report |
Semi-finals
| Brazil | 1–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Dani Alves 88' | Report |
Third place play-off
Brendan Augustine was the first player to score for South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997.
| 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 | |
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