20-year-old centre-back Mbekezeli Mbokazi has been a bright spot for South Africa.
His 86.0 Overall Grade ranks 1st among all CBs (so far), with excellent grades in Positioning (86.6), Clearance (82.7) and Passing (76.7). 🇿🇦
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🎙️🚨 Zlatan Ibrahimovic after South Africa beat South Korea to qualify to the next round
🗣️ “I think this is a message to FIFA, they need to bring more African countries to the World Cup. Nigeria should be here too. Africa’s football is different. They don’t play unnecessary passes. when they get the ball, they attack you immediately. That’s the kind of football we want.
Europe’s football is boring, too many back passes and too many tactics. Morocco and South Africa have qualified to the next round. Morocco is the best Africa team in having possession. South Africa is the best in counter attack.
I think an African team will reach the semifinals this year. I’m happy,they deserve it. Africa should be the best, Mbappe should be playing for Cameroon, Olise should be playing for Nigeria and same for Vini too. I wish the whole of Africa luck in this tournament”. 👏
3️⃣ Latest update: Best 3rd-place teams currently qualifying under FIFA rules after Group A–F matchday 2.
Tiebreakers when teams are level on points:
1/ Head-to-head among the tied teams
2/ Goal difference
3/ Goals scored
4/ Fair-play score (fewest cards)
5/ FIFA world ranking
🚨 𝗧𝗟𝗕 𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗨𝟮𝟯 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦
Bafana Bafana defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi was listed among the top 10 U23 defenders by @CIES_Football during the first round of matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. https://t.co/ORBABUt0WB
- The worst team in the FIFA World Cup is Qatar
- The worst African team is Tunisia
- The worst World Cup player is Ronaldo
- The fastest team to concede a goal in the 2026 World Cup is Scotland
South Africans :
🚨For Lionel Messi to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s achievements he needs:
3 Premier League titles
1 UEFA Champions League title
1 UEFA European Championship
2 UEFA Nations League titles
2 Serie A titles
2 Coppa Italia titles
1 FIFA Puskás Award
🚨 For Cristiano Ronaldo to equal Lionel Messi’s achievements, he still needs:
1 FIFA World Cup
3 Ballon d’Or awards (to reach 8)
2 Ligue 1 titles
2 FIFA World Cup Golden Balls
2 FIFA The Best Men’s Player awards
2 European Golden Shoes
1 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award
1 FIFA World Cup Silver Boot
1 FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
1 FIFA U-20 World Cup title
More World Cup Man of the Match awards
More World Cup assists
More World Cup goal contributions
More World Cup knockout-stage goal contributions
More Copa América titles
More Copa América Best Player awards
More Copa América Golden Balls
More Copa América appearances in Team of the Tournament
More league titles overall
More domestic cup titles overall
More assists overall
More playmaker awards
More IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker awards
More UEFA Best Player in Europe awards
More FIFA FIFPRO World XI selections
More Ballon d’Or podium finishes
More Ballon d’Or points accumulated across career
More man-of-the-match awards across career
More tournament MVP awards across career
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