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Jayden Adams played in all three of South Africa's group games at this summer's World Cup, part of the side that took Bafana Bafana into the knockout rounds for the first time in the country's history. Weeks…
Every article The Sports Guru has published about South Africa: 5 Football articles between 12 June 2026 and 11 July 2026, newest first. For wider coverage, see all Football analysis.
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South Africa defended for their lives and were two minutes from extra time. Then Stephen Eustaquio caught a half-volley sweetly, and Canada were through. This is the story of a tight round-of-32 tie in Los…
Football
In their opening game South Africa were reduced to nine men and beaten by Mexico. Here they reached a World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history. This covers Thapelo Maseko's winner against…
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Czech Republic squandered chance after chance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and South Africa punished them for it. This piece examines how profligacy up front handed Bafana Bafana a lifeline they barely created…
Football
The 2026 World Cup began not with a polished exhibition of football but with a frantic, breathless spectacle at the Azteca that had everything: a moment of individual brilliance, a cathartic goal loaded with…