Group A

South Africa South Africa

This profile is based on 100,000 simulations using the current WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.

Champion 0.0%
Group qualification 33.9%
Squad value €45.8m
Avg age 26.8
Avg height 1.793m
Manager Hugo Broos

Group

Finish probabilities

1st 5.6%
2nd 12.3%
3rd qualified 15.9%
3rd not qualified 8.9%
4th 57.2%

Tournament

Stage reach probabilities

R32 33.9%
R16 9.4%
QF 2.0%
SF 0.3%
Final 0.0%
Champion 0.0%

Conditional path

Path by group finish

Finish Sample R32R16QFSFFinalChampion
1st 5.6% 100.0%32.0%5.5%0.8%0.1%0.0%
2nd 12.3% 100.0%32.6%6.1%1.0%0.1%0.0%
3rd 24.8% 64.1%14.4%3.7%0.5%0.1%0.0%

Overall opponent pool

Most common opponents by round

If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the full 100,000-simulation snapshot.

R32

Belgium Belgium If reached: 30.9% All sims: 10.5% Win rate: 16.0%
Canada Canada If reached: 12.0% All sims: 4.1% Win rate: 30.4%
Switzerland Switzerland If reached: 10.2% All sims: 3.5% Win rate: 21.4%
Bosnia-Herz. Bosnia-Herz. If reached: 10.1% All sims: 3.4% Win rate: 37.6%
Egypt Egypt If reached: 9.8% All sims: 3.3% Win rate: 31.4%

R16

Netherlands Netherlands If reached: 13.2% All sims: 1.2% Win rate: 12.6%
USA USA If reached: 9.3% All sims: 0.9% Win rate: 23.3%
England England If reached: 9.0% All sims: 0.8% Win rate: 10.7%
Türkiye Türkiye If reached: 8.5% All sims: 0.8% Win rate: 22.6%
Morocco Morocco If reached: 8.5% All sims: 0.8% Win rate: 21.2%

QF

Spain Spain If reached: 18.0% All sims: 0.4% Win rate: 6.1%
France France If reached: 15.5% All sims: 0.3% Win rate: 10.7%
Germany Germany If reached: 7.7% All sims: 0.2% Win rate: 11.8%
Brazil Brazil If reached: 5.7% All sims: 0.1% Win rate: 13.3%
Norway Norway If reached: 5.2% All sims: 0.1% Win rate: 13.5%

SF

Spain Spain If reached: 17.7% All sims: 0.1% Win rate: 7.5%
France France If reached: 10.0% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 6.7%
Belgium Belgium If reached: 6.7% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 5.0%
Argentina Argentina If reached: 6.3% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 10.5%
Germany Germany If reached: 6.0% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 11.1%

Final

Argentina Argentina If reached: 22.4% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 9.1%
Portugal Portugal If reached: 12.2% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Brazil Brazil If reached: 10.2% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
England England If reached: 8.2% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
France France If reached: 6.1% All sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%

Finish 1st

South Africa opponent pool if finishing 1st

For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.

R32

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast If reached: 15.1% Path sims: 15.1% Win rate: 24.4%
Ecuador Ecuador If reached: 14.6% Path sims: 14.6% Win rate: 24.9%
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia If reached: 11.6% Path sims: 11.6% Win rate: 49.8%
Cape Verde Cape Verde If reached: 10.8% Path sims: 10.8% Win rate: 52.5%
Scotland Scotland If reached: 9.8% Path sims: 9.8% Win rate: 34.1%

R16

England England If reached: 46.6% Path sims: 14.9% Win rate: 10.7%
Croatia Croatia If reached: 15.8% Path sims: 5.1% Win rate: 19.2%
Colombia Colombia If reached: 6.3% Path sims: 2.0% Win rate: 13.3%
DR Congo DR Congo If reached: 5.9% Path sims: 1.9% Win rate: 43.0%
Norway Norway If reached: 4.8% Path sims: 1.5% Win rate: 16.1%

QF

Brazil Brazil If reached: 31.1% Path sims: 1.7% Win rate: 12.4%
Norway Norway If reached: 13.5% Path sims: 0.7% Win rate: 11.9%
France France If reached: 13.5% Path sims: 0.7% Win rate: 9.5%
Germany Germany If reached: 7.1% Path sims: 0.4% Win rate: 13.6%
Japan Japan If reached: 6.4% Path sims: 0.4% Win rate: 20.0%

SF

Argentina Argentina If reached: 27.9% Path sims: 0.2% Win rate: 8.3%
Spain Spain If reached: 11.6% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Portugal Portugal If reached: 11.6% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 20.0%
Türkiye Türkiye If reached: 7.0% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 66.7%
Uruguay Uruguay If reached: 7.0% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 0.0%

Final

Argentina Argentina If reached: 25.0% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Belgium Belgium If reached: 12.5% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
France France If reached: 12.5% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Brazil Brazil If reached: 12.5% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast If reached: 12.5% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%

Finish 2nd

South Africa opponent pool if finishing 2nd

For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.

R32

Canada Canada If reached: 33.0% Path sims: 33.0% Win rate: 30.4%
Switzerland Switzerland If reached: 28.1% Path sims: 28.1% Win rate: 21.4%
Bosnia-Herz. Bosnia-Herz. If reached: 27.8% Path sims: 27.8% Win rate: 37.6%
Qatar Qatar If reached: 11.1% Path sims: 11.1% Win rate: 54.9%

R16

Netherlands Netherlands If reached: 30.5% Path sims: 10.0% Win rate: 12.6%
Morocco Morocco If reached: 19.8% Path sims: 6.4% Win rate: 21.1%
Brazil Brazil If reached: 16.0% Path sims: 5.2% Win rate: 10.0%
Japan Japan If reached: 13.7% Path sims: 4.5% Win rate: 22.8%
Sweden Sweden If reached: 9.2% Path sims: 3.0% Win rate: 21.8%

QF

France France If reached: 35.4% Path sims: 2.2% Win rate: 10.9%
Germany Germany If reached: 17.4% Path sims: 1.1% Win rate: 11.5%
Norway Norway If reached: 8.3% Path sims: 0.5% Win rate: 14.5%
Ecuador Ecuador If reached: 5.1% Path sims: 0.3% Win rate: 28.9%
Netherlands Netherlands If reached: 4.4% Path sims: 0.3% Win rate: 21.2%

SF

Spain Spain If reached: 34.9% Path sims: 0.4% Win rate: 8.9%
Belgium Belgium If reached: 13.2% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 5.9%
Portugal Portugal If reached: 7.8% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 20.0%
Colombia Colombia If reached: 7.0% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Argentina Argentina If reached: 5.4% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 14.3%

Final

Portugal Portugal If reached: 20.0% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Colombia Colombia If reached: 13.3% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Argentina Argentina If reached: 13.3% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
DR Congo DR Congo If reached: 6.7% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Switzerland Switzerland If reached: 6.7% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%

Finish 3rd

South Africa opponent pool if finishing 3rd

For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.

R32

Belgium Belgium If reached: 65.9% Path sims: 42.3% Win rate: 16.0%
Egypt Egypt If reached: 21.0% Path sims: 13.4% Win rate: 31.4%
Iran Iran If reached: 6.1% Path sims: 3.9% Win rate: 49.6%
New Zealand New Zealand If reached: 2.6% Path sims: 1.7% Win rate: 56.9%
Germany Germany If reached: 2.4% Path sims: 1.5% Win rate: 15.2%

R16

USA USA If reached: 24.6% Path sims: 3.5% Win rate: 23.3%
Türkiye Türkiye If reached: 22.4% Path sims: 3.2% Win rate: 22.6%
Bosnia-Herz. Bosnia-Herz. If reached: 8.0% Path sims: 1.2% Win rate: 34.7%
Paraguay Paraguay If reached: 7.8% Path sims: 1.1% Win rate: 27.9%
Canada Canada If reached: 7.3% Path sims: 1.0% Win rate: 31.9%

QF

Spain Spain If reached: 38.5% Path sims: 1.4% Win rate: 6.2%
Portugal Portugal If reached: 9.2% Path sims: 0.3% Win rate: 10.6%
England England If reached: 8.7% Path sims: 0.3% Win rate: 9.9%
Colombia Colombia If reached: 8.5% Path sims: 0.3% Win rate: 19.0%
Croatia Croatia If reached: 7.9% Path sims: 0.3% Win rate: 13.7%

SF

France France If reached: 22.7% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 6.9%
Netherlands Netherlands If reached: 13.3% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 23.5%
Germany Germany If reached: 12.5% Path sims: 0.1% Win rate: 6.3%
Brazil Brazil If reached: 8.6% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 45.5%
Norway Norway If reached: 6.3% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 50.0%

Final

Argentina Argentina If reached: 26.9% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 14.3%
Portugal Portugal If reached: 11.5% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Brazil Brazil If reached: 11.5% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
England England If reached: 7.7% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%
Spain Spain If reached: 7.7% Path sims: <0.1% Win rate: 0.0%

Squad

Current squad

26 players
Pos Player Age Height Club Value
GK Sipho Chaine 29 1,84m Orlando Pirates €1.4m
GK Ronwen Williams 34 1,84m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €900k
GK Ricardo Goss 32 1,81m Siwelele Football Club €350k
CB Mbekezeli Mbokazi 20 1,77m Chicago Fire FC €2.5m
LB Samukele Kabini 22 1,81m Molde FK €2.5m
CB Ime Okon 22 1,87m Hannover 96 €2.0m
CB Olwethu Makhanya 22 1,88m Philadelphia Union €2.0m
LB Aubrey Modiba 30 1,67m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €1.8m
CB Nkosinathi Sibisi 30 1,77m Orlando Pirates €1.6m
RB Khuliso Mudau 31 1,81m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €1.2m
RB Thabang Matuludi 27 1,89m Polokwane City FC €900k
RB Kamogelo Sebelebele 23 1,66m Orlando Pirates €850k
CB Khulumani Ndamane 22 1,83m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €800k
LB Bradley Cross 25 1,83m Kaizer Chiefs €650k
DM Teboho Mokoena 29 1,76m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €2.5m
CM Thalente Mbatha 26 1,80m Orlando Pirates €1.6m
CM Jayden Adams 25 1,75m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €1.4m
CM Yaya Sithole 27 1,86m CD Tondela €600k
AM Themba Zwane 36 1,79m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €300k
CF Lyle Foster 25 1,85m Burnley FC €10.0m
CF Iqraam Rayners 30 1,76m Mamelodi Sundowns FC €3.0m
CF Evidence Makgopa 26 1,88m Orlando Pirates €1.2m
LW Oswin Appollis 24 1,71m Orlando Pirates €2.0m
LW Relebohile Mofokeng 21 1,66m Orlando Pirates €2.0m
LW Tshepang Moremi 26 1,74m Orlando Pirates €1.0m
LW Thapelo Maseko 22 1,78m AEL Limassol €750k