About Bafana Bafana

Although Bafana Bafana (the name of South Africa football - soccer team) has made two appearances in the FIFA World Cup, they have not made it past the first round.

The South Africa first appearance was in France 1998, six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family. Despite a 3-0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia.

The second appearance was in Korea/Japan 2002 and it was expected to be an opportunity for Bafana Bafana to step up to the next level but, unfortunately, they flattered to deceive, crashing out after the group stage despite beating Slovenia 1-0 for their first-ever FIFA World Cup win.