South Africa national football team statistics and records: all-time record
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Competitions:
Games played, won, drawn and lost, goals for and against
South Africa's overall record against each of their opponents.
| Opposition | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Andorra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Angola | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 28 |
| Benin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Botswana | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Burundi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Central African Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Comoros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Congo | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| Congo DR | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egypt | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 |
| England | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 70 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Gabon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Gambia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Ghana | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Irish FA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Korea DPR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lesotho | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 |
| Liberia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Libya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Madagascar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Malawi | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| Mali | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Mauritius | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Morocco | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| Mozambique | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Namibia | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Panama | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rhodesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sao Paulo/Paulista | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sao Tome e Principe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Senegal | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Seychelles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South Sudan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Sudan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Swaziland | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Uganda | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zaire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Zambia | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 23 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 |