The South Africa women's national football team has represented South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 2019 and 2023. [1]
On August 2, 2023, South Africa beat Italy 3–2 to qualify for the Round of 16. This was the first World Cup victory for the women's team, and also the first time in South Africa's history that either the women's or men's team has qualified out of the group stage. [2]
World Cup Finals | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |
2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | |
2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 2/10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | –9 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
2019 | Group stage | 8 June | Spain | L 1–3 | Stade Océane, Le Havre |
13 June | China | L 0–1 | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||
17 June | Germany | L 0–4 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier | ||
2023 | Group Stage | 23 July | Sweden | L 1–2 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
28 July | Argentina | D 2–2 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
2 August | Italy | W 3–2 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | ||
Round of 16 | 6 August | Netherlands | L 0–2 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 14.29 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Sweden | 2–1 | South Africa |
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Report | Magaia 48' |
Netherlands | 2–0 | South Africa |
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| Report |
Player | Goals | 2019 | 2023 |
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Thembi Kgatlana | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Hildah Magaia | 2 | 2 | |
Linda Motlhalo | 1 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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