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

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

Northern Ireland

South Africa

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Summary

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

Full All-time Standings...

Games

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

Games %

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

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

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

Goals

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

Goal Average

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

All-Time Top Scorers

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

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

Best Performance

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

Worst Performance

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

World Cup by World Cup: Northern Ireland... / South Africa...