South Africa managed to secure victory over Senegal, but it took a tense penalty shootout to decide who was going throug ...

South Africa are among the favourites for the next edition of the tournament in Morocco later this year. They are also on course to qualify for next summer’s World Cup for the first time since 2010.

Tens of thousands of South Africa fans danced and chanted in the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday, cheering their team as World Cup excitement reached fever-pitch two days before kick-off.