Comparison Between South Africa and Japan in the Soccer World Cups
Stats comparison between the National Teams of South Africa and Japan 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.
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World Cups / Games / Goals / Best and Worst Performance
Summary
Games %
|
Games Played GP |
Wins W |
Draw D |
Losses L |
|
 South Africa |
22.2% |
44.4% |
33.3% |
|
 Japan |
28.0% |
24.0% |
48.0% |
GP: Played - W: Wins - D: Draws - L: Losses
All the games: South Africa... / Japan...
Goals
| Goals Scored | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
|
| South Africa |
11 |
16 |
-5 |
| Japan |
25 |
33 |
-8 |
Goal Average
| Goals Scored | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
|
| South Africa |
1.22 |
1.78 |
-0.56 |
| Japan |
1.00 |
1.32 |
-0.32 |
All-Time Top Scorers
| Goals | Player | |
| South Africa |
2 |
Shaun Bartlett and Benni Mccarthy |
| Japan |
4 |
Keisuke Honda |
Full list of scorers: South Africa... / Japan...
Best Performance
| Standing | World Cup | Stage | |
| South Africa |
17
|
2002 | 1st Round Groups |
| Japan |
9
|
3 Comparison | Round of 16 |
Worst Performance
| Standing | World Cup | Stage | |
| South Africa |
24 |
1998 | 1st Round Groups |
| Japan |
31 |
1998 | 1st Round Groups |
World Cup by World Cup: South Africa... / Japan...