33 - Tshepang Moremi recorded a top speed of 33 km/h against South Korea, the fastest speed recorded by a Bafana Bafana player in Thursday's game. Rea-vaya.
Guiding South Africa to the @FIFAWorldCup knockout stages for the first time ever! ๐
Hugo Broos is now the oldest head coach to win a match in FIFA World Cup history, at the age of 74 years and 75 days ๐ฟ๐ฆ
๐จ MATCH RESULT ๐จ
#TheProteas dominate proceedings across both innings to seal victory by 88 runs! ๐๐ฟ๐ฆ
A masterclass with the bat, followed by discipline with the ball. A terrific all-round performance in Bristol ๐ค๐
#Unbreakable#T20WorldCup
10 - Relebohile Mofokeng ran 10 kilometres against South Korea. He is the only Bafana Bafana player to run the same number of kilometres (10) as letters in his first name (10) and number on his shirt (10) in a game at the 2026 World Cup. Trivia.๐ฌ
๐๏ธ 2 August 2023: South Africa reach the @FIFAWomensWorldCup knockout stages for the first time.
๐๏ธ 24 June 2026. South Africa reach the @FIFAWorldCup knockout stages for the first time.
Pure elation for the nation three years apart! ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐
Thierry Henry on South Africa qualifying for the World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever:
๐ฃ๏ธ โThis is why we love football. Tonight isn't just a victory for South Africa. Tonight is history. An entire nation has waited for a moment like this, and now it finally belongs to them.โ
โWhen the final whistle blew, you could see the emotion everywhere. The players, the staff, the fans. These are the moments people remember for the rest of their lives.โ
โMany people didn't believe South Africa would get this far. They were underestimated before the tournament started, but they kept fighting, kept believing, and now they have achieved something no South African team has ever achieved before.โ
โLook at those players. Some of them grew up dreaming about representing their country on the biggest stage. Tonight they didn't just represent South Africa they made history for it.โ
โWhat makes this story beautiful is that nobody can take it away from them. Years from now, people will still talk about the team that broke the barrier and carried South Africa into the knockout rounds for the very first time.โ
โThis is bigger than football. Somewhere in South Africa, young boys and girls are watching this team and believing that anything is possible.โ
โSouth Korea fought hard, but tonight belonged to South Africa. Every tackle, every save, every sprint was for a place in history, and they earned it.โ
โThe celebrations will be unforgettable because these players know exactly what they have done. They haven't just won a match. They have given an entire country a moment of pride.โ
โWhen people talk about the greatest stories of this World Cup, South Africa's name deserves to be part of that conversation.โ
โTonight, millions of South Africans will go to sleep smiling. Not because their team won 1-0, but because their nation has achieved something it had never achieved before.โ