South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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]
FIFA Women's World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1999
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| 2003
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| 2007
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 2011
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 2015
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 2019 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |
  2023 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | |
| Total | 2/9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | –7 | |
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Record by opponent
| FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Argentina |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Magaia  48' |
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Round of 16
| Netherlands | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2019 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thembi Kgatlana | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Hildah Magaia | 2 | 2 | |
| Linda Motlhalo | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 6 |
References
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - South Africa". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Grieving Kgatlana sends South Africa into Women's World Cup last 16". Yahoo News. AFP. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Match report – Group B – Spain v South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group B – South Africa v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group B – South Africa v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.