Bafana Bafana may have only just qualified for the Fifa World Cup, but a supercomputer has already predicted the nation will make it out of the group stage for the first time in its history.
Having competed in three previous Fifa World Cups, Bafana has bowed out in the group stage every time.
It’s also been 24 years since Bafana last qualified for a World Cup, as they were granted automatic entry as hosts in 2010.
The 2026 edition of the event will be held in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.
South Africa’s World Cup Journey: Group Stage Success and Round of 16 Exit Predicted by Supercomputer
Not only will South Africa make it out of the group stages, but they will advance beyond the round of 32 as well.
In the simulation of matches, South Africa will end second in Group K behind Spain. That will see them finish ahead of Uruguay and Jordan.
In the round of 32, Bafana are projected to beat Ivory Coast on penalties.
Finally, they will bow out in the round of 16 to England by a 3-0 scoreline.
The World Cup Supercomputer, conducted by FruityKing, is a probability model, not determined by human predictions or bias.
What happens is the Supercomputer estimates the outcome of each fixture at the World Cup based on a team’s current strength (based on factors such as league position and form) and betting market odds.
The machine then simulates the remaining games 10,000 times and constructs the group stages and the knockout phase from the 10,000 simulations, to rule out anomalous results.
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