Comparison Between South Africa and Northern Ireland in the Soccer World Cups

Stats comparison between the National Teams of South Africa and Northern Ireland in their participations in the Soccer World Cup including world cups played and won, results, goals and best and worst performances.

South Africa

Northern Ireland

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World Cups / Games / Goals / Best and Worst Performance

Summary

	World Cups Played	Champion	All-Time Standing
South Africa	3	0	49
Northern Ireland	3	0	43

Full All-time Standings...

Games

	Games Played GP	Wins W	Draw D	Losses L
South Africa	9	2	4	3
Northern Ireland	13	3	5	5

Games %

	Games Played GP	Wins W	Draw D	Losses L
South Africa	9	22.2%	44.4%	33.3%
Northern Ireland	13	23.1%	38.5%	38.5%

GP: Played - W: Wins - D: Draws - L: Losses

All the games: South Africa... / Northern Ireland...

Goals

	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference
South Africa	11	16	-5
Northern Ireland	13	23	-10

Goal Average

	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference
South Africa	1.22	1.78	-0.56
Northern Ireland	1.00	1.77	-0.77

All-Time Top Scorers

	Goals	Player
South Africa	2	Shaun Bartlett and Benni Mccarthy
Northern Ireland	5	Peter Mcparland

Full list of scorers: South Africa... / Northern Ireland...

Best Performance

	Standing	World Cup	Stage
South Africa	17	2002	1st Round Groups
Northern Ireland	7	1958	Quarter Finals

Worst Performance

	Standing	World Cup	Stage
South Africa	24	1998	1st Round Groups
Northern Ireland	21	1986	1st Round Groups

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