Bafana Bafana at the moment are amongst the very best high 10 groups in Africa in keeping with the newest FIFA rankings.
Hugo Broos males have moved to 56th on the earth, having gained two of their final FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers towards Benin and Lesotho. Bafana resumed their qualifiers final month towards Lesotho in Polokwane, the place they gained 2-0. 4 days later, they collected three factors towards Benin by the identical rating line.
Bafana make up three locations in newest FIFA rankings
The current outcomes have positively impacted Bafana Bafana and they’ll now really feel assured going into the final spherical of matches of the qualifiers. Having gained 4 of their six matches, Broos’s males can qualify for the World Cup by successful their subsequent two matches.
How can South Africa qualify for subsequent 12 months’s showpiece?
Bafana Bafana can qualify for the 2026 World Cup by beating Lesotho and Nigeria in September. If Rwanda and Benin fail to win any of their September matches, then Hugo Broos’ males will qualify, given they win their matches that month.
Relying on outcomes elsewhere, a win over Lesothi and a draw with Nigeria could be sufficient. With Zimbabwe and Rwanda nonetheless to return, Bafana ought to qualify for the 2026 World Cup by not less than 20 factors.
Bafana within the high 10 in Africa in keeping with FIFA rankings
Different groups within the high 10 continentally are Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Tunisia, Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal, and Mali. If Bafana qualifies for subsequent 12 months’s showpiece, their rankings will enhance considerably in the event that they win all their remaining matches.
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