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South Africa Beat Rwanda to Qualify for 2026 World Cup
- On Tuesday evening, Bafana Bafana qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 3-0 win over Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium.
- Needing both a victory and a Benin defeat, Bafana Bafana qualified by beating Rwanda as Nigeria overcame Benin, fulfilling the exact requirement.
- Thalente Mbatha opened the scoring, with Oswin Appollis voted player of the match after scoring and creating goals, and Evidence Makgopa heading in on 72 minutes to complete the win.
- South Africa topped Group C with 18 points to secure their fourth World Cup 2026 appearance while Nigeria retain a playoff path as one of the best-ranked runners-up.
- South Africa become the seventh African nation to qualify for the expanded 48-team World Cup next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico, fulfilling coach Hugo Broos' target ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in December.
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South Africa joined Africa’s World Cup contingent next year after defeating Rwanda on Tuesday 3-0, securing first place in its qualifier group despite having been penalized with a three-point deduction for undue alignment at the start of the process. It will be South Africa’s first appearance in a Men’s World Cup since it was automatically ranked as host in 2010. South Africa’s victory left Nigeria in second place in Group C and will have to be …
The African qualifiers are coming to an end and there are few outstanding definitions.On Tuesday the six games of the first turn were developed, and the focus was placed on the two most important, by group C, which had to determine a new classified.So far, there are 24 federations that acceded to Canada-United States-Mexico 2026, equivalent to 50% of the total of 48.In that African context, a selection that had the possibility of making history …
German coach Gernot Rohr won't make it to the World Cup with Benin. Instead, a former tournament host will release the ticket for the final round.
South Africa’s Selection will be at the 2026 World Cup. The campus got its direct ticket, while Nigeria is very likely to go to the repechaje. African Group C had Benin as leader before the day, in the second place there was South Africa and in the third place the Nigerians. South Africans ended up winning 3 to 0 to Rwanda and in the duel between Benin and Nigeria, Greeners scored 4 to 0. Faced with these results, South Africa reached 18 points,…
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