South Africa’s national men’s football (soccer) team, nicknamed Bafana Bafana (Zulu for “The Boys”), has played in four World Cup tournaments, most recently in 2026. The team made its World Cup debut in 1998. Since then, the team has made World Cup appearances in 2002, 2010, and 2026. South Africa also hosted the World Cup in 2010, the first African country to do so.
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