What was Bafana Bafana's official final position out of 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup?

[p]Bafana Bafana won one game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/south-korea-K6Gs7P6G/?mid=4rr4ngNc"]1-0[/a]), drew with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech Republic[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=8nrACRTs"]1-1[/a]), and lost to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mexico-O6iHcNkd/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=h4EoUB7T"]0-2[/a]) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=EZmXxG15"]0-1[/a]), for what would amount to four points on a league table and a -2 goal difference.[/p][p]That is exactly the same record as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ecuador/8tbm8Tri/"]Ecuador[/a], with whom they share 25th place, and it also places them sixth among the 10 African competitors.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a] (joint seventh), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] (15th), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory Coast[/a] (19th), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/d-r-congo/phn9mm8H/"]DR Congo[/a] (23rd) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] (24th) are the teams from the continent that finished ahead of Bafana, while they fared better than [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a] (30th), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a] (31st), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a] (32nd) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] (47th).[/p][p]Statistically, the worst team in the tournament was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iraq/K8aAGt6r/"]Iraq[/a], who lost all three of their games, scored one goal and conceded 12.[/p][embed guid="b1636ffd-cf55-46a4-b9b9-10a97df0e936" url="https://x.com/BafanaBafana/status/2071330483380596879?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Among the teams that will be desperately disappointed with their showing are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] (13th), the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] (17th), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a] (18th) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] (20th), while the surprise package has been [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a], who take fifth place statistically.[/p][p]It has been a particularly poor tournament for Asia, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a] their top-ranked side in 21st place.[/p][p]The lowest-ranked European side was the Czech Republic (39th), while the other teams in South Africa’s Group A were co-hosts Mexico (ninth) and South Korea (34th). None of those teams will be particularly pleased, with the Mexicans having hoped for at least a place in the quarter-finals.[/p][p]The top four must still be decided, with the semi-finals taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a], while defending champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] meet [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] in the last four.[/p]