South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup

The South Africa national football team represented South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup on two occasions, in 1997 as the champions of 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and 2009 as host of both the tournament and the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPosition*Squad 1992Banned 1995Did not qualify 1997Group Stage8th301257Squad 1999Did not qualify 2001 2003 2005 2009Fourth Place4th511346Squad 2013Did not qualify 2017TotalThird Place2/108125913-

South Africa's Confederations Cup recordFirst Match 2–2 (13 December 1997; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)Biggest Win 2–0 (17 June 2009; Rustenburg, South Africa)Biggest Defeat 2–0 (20 June 2009; Bloemfontein, South Africa)Best ResultFourth Place at the 2009 FIFA Confederations CupWorst Result8th place at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A Team330080+89 (H)31112204302101−12301207−71

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Top goalscorers Brendan Augustine was the first player to score for South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997.

No.NameGoalsConfederations Cups1Helman Mkhalele21997Katlego Mphela22009Bernard Parker220094Brendan Augustine11997Pollen Ndlanya11997Lucas Radebe11997

See also South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations South Africa at the CONCACAF Gold Cup South Africa at the FIFA World Cup

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