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South Africa 0–0 Nicaragua

Friday 29 May 2026 · Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa0–0Nicaragua

Goals0

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

South Africa

22Ricardo GossGK ↓45′
2Thabang MatuludiDF
18Samukele KabiniDF ↓67′
21Ime OkonDF ↓67′
24Olwethu MakhanyaDF
5Thalente MbathaMF ↓67′
8Tshepang MoremiMF ↓45′
11Themba ZwaneMF ↓45′
13Sphephelo SitholeMF
25Kamogelo SebelebeleMF ↓45′
9Lyle FosterFW ↓45′

Came on

15Iqraam Rayners↑45′
10Relebohile Mofokeng↑45′
12Thapelo Maseko↑45′
16Sipho Chaine↑45′
7Oswin Appollis↑45′
19Nkosinathi Sibisi↑67′
26Bradley Cross↑67′
23Jayden Adams↑67′

Nicaragua

Came on

11Oliver Bello↑45′
6Jefferson Rivera↑45′
9Edgar Castillo↑70′
17Osmin Salinas↑86′
20Widman Talavera↑86′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

South Africa: 1656 → 1649
Nicaragua: 1480 → 1487

Expected score for South Africa: 83% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 2026–2026.

South Africa wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nicaragua wins: 0

Form either side

South Africa

Before

0–1 v Egypt 26 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
3–2 v Zimbabwe 29 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
1–2 v Cameroon 4 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
1–1 v Panama 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Panama 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Jamaica 6 Jun 2026 · Friendly
0–2 v Mexico 11 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–1 v Czech Republic 18 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–0 v South Korea 24 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
0–1 v Canada 28 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Nicaragua

Before

0–3 v Haiti 9 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–4 v Costa Rica 13 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Honduras 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–2 v Haiti 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–3 v Russia 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly

After

0–4 v Paraguay 5 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Every South Africa v Nicaragua match1

From South Africa's side.


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Score: martj42 · Scorers: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN