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All-time head-to-head
Since 1977
South Africa
10
wins
draws
5
21 meetings
Zimbabwe
6
wins
South Africa have scored 32 goals against Zimbabwe all-time; Zimbabwe have scored 19.
- First meeting
- South Africa 7–0 Zimbabwe
- Apr 9, 1977 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- South Africa 3–2 Zimbabwe
- Dec 29, 2025 · African Cup of Nations
- Biggest South Africa win
- South Africa 7–0 Zimbabwe
- Apr 9, 1977 · Friendly
- Biggest Zimbabwe win
- South Africa 1–4 Zimbabwe
- Aug 16, 1992 · African Cup of Nations qualification
By competition
| Competition | P | RSA W | D | ZIM W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| COSAFA Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simba Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
21 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W3–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
South Africa: Tshepang Moremi 7', Lyle Foster 50', Oswin Appollis 82' (pen.)
Zimbabwe: Tawanda Maswanhise 19', Aubrey Modiba 73' (OG)
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W3–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
South Africa: Iqraam Rayners 1', Thapelo Morena 55', Thapelo Morena 76'
Zimbabwe: Tawanda Chirewa 2'
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
South Africa: Teboho Mokoena 26'
Zimbabwe: —
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0HFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1ACOSAFA CupCOSAFA Cup
- W2–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1HCOSAFA CupCOSAFA Cup
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
South Africa: Shaun Bartlett 18', Benni McCarthy 40'
Zimbabwe: Peter Ndlovu 53'
- L0–1HCOSAFA CupCOSAFA Cup
- W2–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
South Africa: Delron Buckley 7', Delron Buckley 83'
Zimbabwe: —
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HSimba TournamentSimba Tournament
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- L1–4AAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W7–0HFriendlyFriendly
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
