World Cup 2026

South Africa

3

WC appearances

0

Titles

Group stage

Best finish

Squad

Goalkeepers · 3

Ronwen Williams

Goalkeeper · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

1

Goalkeeper · Orlando Pirates

Goalkeeper · Siwelele

Defenders · 11

Thabang Matuludi

2

Khulumani Ndamane

Centre-Back · TS Galaxy

3

Left-Back · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

6

Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Centre-Back · Chicago Fire FC

Samukele Kabini

Left-Back · Molde

Nkosinathi Sibisi

Centre-Back · Orlando Pirates

Right-Back · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

Olwethu Makhanya

Centre-Back · Philadelphia Union

Kamogelo Sebelebele

Right-Back · Orlando Pirates

Left-Back · Kaizer Chiefs

Midfielders · 5

Defensive Midfield · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

4

Thalente Mbatha

Central Midfield · Orlando Pirates

5

Attacking Midfield · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

Central Midfield

Central Midfield · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

Forwards · 7

Left Winger · Orlando Pirates

7

Tshepang Moremi

Left Winger · Orlando Pirates

8

Centre-Forward · Burnley

9

Relebohile Mofokeng

Left Winger · Orlando Pirates

Left Winger · AEL Limassol

Centre-Forward · Mamelodi Sundowns FC

Evidence Makgopa

Centre-Forward · Orlando Pirates

Pass Network · World Cup 2026

South
Africa

Season average positions · All matches

1.7k

Passes

Attack →

Tap a player to focus

Frequent

Infrequent

More passes

Fewer

Pressing Zone Heatmap · 2025/26

South
Africa

Successful defensive actions · All matches

250

Actions

31.9

Press Ht.

43rd

League

Defensive third distribution

Own third 57%Mid third 39%Opp. third 4%

Attack →

Cold

HotAvg press line

Chance Creation Heatmap · 2025/26

South
Africa

Key passes + shot assists · Season total

28

Chances

54%

Left Ch.

Attack →

Low

Medium

High

Goal Timing · 2025/26

When South
Score

Goals per 15-minute band · All competitions

2

Total

60-75

Peak

0

0-15

1

60-75

1

75-90

0

90+

League Pressing Table · World Cup 2026

Press Height

Avg x of successful defensive actions · All 48 teams

1Spain

44.6

2Uruguay

42.8

3Canada

42.5

4Netherlands

42

5Mexico

41.6

6France

41.1

7USA

41

8Turkiye

40.5

9Switzerland

40.3

10Algeria

39.8

11Germany

39.6

12Portugal

39.4

13Brazil

39.3

14Czechia

39.3

15South Korea

39.1

16Senegal

39

17Ecuador

38.9

18Belgium

38

19Australia

37.7

20Austria

37.6

21Norway

37.4

22England

36.9

23Saudi Arabia

36.9

24Colombia

36.9

25Sweden

36.6

26Argentina

36.5

27New Zealand

36.4

28Ivory Coast

36.3

29Iran

36.2

30Japan

36

31Haiti

35.8

32Scotland

35.5

33Egypt

35.4

34Morocco

35.4

35Bosnia

35.3

36Panama

35

37Croatia

34.7

38Uzbekistan

34.3

39DR Congo

34.1

40Jordan

33.9

41Ghana

33.2

42Qatar

32

43South Africa

31.7

44Curacao

30.6

45Cape Verde

29.9

46Tunisia

28.9

47Iraq

28.9

48Paraguay

28.6

League Pressing Table · World Cup 2026

Pressing Intensity

PPDA

How many passes the opponent completes, on average, before this team wins the ball back. Fewer passes allowed = a more aggressive, higher-intensity press. All 48 teams.

1Turkiye

7.45

2Germany

7.59

3Spain

8.81

4Ecuador

9.05

5USA

9.35

6Canada

9.6

7Switzerland

9.86

8Portugal

10.09

9England

10.23

10Argentina

10.47

11Haiti

10.5

12Belgium

10.71

13Uruguay

10.73

14Colombia

10.99

15Panama

11.62

16Norway

11.71

17Bosnia

11.96

18Morocco

11.99

19Mexico

12.01

20Brazil

12.24

21France

12.72

22Algeria

12.95

23South Korea

13.1

24Japan

13.15

25Czechia

13.32

26Netherlands

13.53

27Croatia

13.67

28Senegal

13.79

29Sweden

13.89

30Egypt

14

31Uzbekistan

14.5

32South Africa

14.72

33Iran

14.86

34Austria

15.01

35Ivory Coast

15.16

36Paraguay

15.18

37DR Congo

15.48

38Scotland

15.8

39Saudi Arabia

15.9

40Australia

16.9

41New Zealand

17.34

42Ghana

18.4

43Curacao

18.94

44Cape Verde

19.01

45Iraq

20.45

46Tunisia

21.29

47Qatar

22.43

48Jordan

22.85

Foul Character Matrix · 2025/26

Foul DNA

Volume vs height · Every EPL team

← Fouls deepFouls high →↑ More fouls↓ Fewer