# South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The South Africa women's national football team has represented South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 2019 and 2023.
On August 2, 2023, South Africa beat Italy 3–2 to qualify for the Round of 16. This was the first World Cup victory for the women's team, and also the first time in South Africa's history that either the women's or men's team has qualified out of the group stage.

## FIFA Women's World Cup record

World Cup Finals :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 2/10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | –9 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history :
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2019 | Group stage | 8 June | Spain | L 1–3 | Stade Océane, Le Havre |
| 2019 | Group stage | 13 June | China | L 0–1 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 2019 | Group stage | 17 June | Germany | L 0–4 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 23 July | Sweden | L 1–2 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 28 July | Argentina | D 2–2 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 2 August | Italy | W 3–2 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 6 August | Netherlands | L 0–2 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |

## Head-to-head record

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 014.29 |

## 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

## 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### Round of 16
## Goalscorers

| Player | Goals | 2019 | 2023 |
| Thembi Kgatlana | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Hildah Magaia | 2 | | 2 |
| Linda Motlhalo | 1 | | 1 |
| Own goals | 1 | | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 6 |