2026 World Cup: the contrasting fortunes of Tunisia and South Africa

09.07.26 FT World Cup

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Tunisia and South Africa have experienced dramatically different fates in the fair play rankings of the World Cup .

While Tunisia sits proudly atop the table after receiving just a single warning throughout the tournament, Bafana Bafana find themselves at the very bottom, finishing with a tally of five yellow cards and two red cards.

Here is the complete fair play ranking for the 2026 World Cup:

1- Tunisia (1 point)

2- Czechia (1 point)

3- Turkey (2 points)

4- Norway (2 points)

5- Germany (3 points)

6- Spain (3 points)

7- Netherlands (3 points)

8- Switzerland (3 points)

9- Argentina (3 points)

10- Senegal (3 points)

11- Algeria (3 points)

12- France (4 points)

13- Japan (4 points)

14- Croatia (4 points)

15- Uzbekistan (4 points)

16- South Korea (4 points)

17- Ivory Coast (4 points)

18- New Zealand (4 points)

19- Jordan (4 points)

20- Scotland (5 points)

21- Austria (5 points)

22- Australia (5 points)

23- Sweden (5 points)

24- Panama (5 points)

25- Cape Verde (5 points)

26- Ghana (6 points)

27- Morocco (6 points)

28- Iran (6 points)

29- Saudi Arabia (6 points)

30- Colombia (6 points)

31- DR Congo (6 points)

32- Portugal (7 points)

33- Haiti (7 points)

34- Curaçao (7 points)

35- Belgium (8 points)

36- Brazil (8 points)

37- Iraq (8 points)

38- Egypt (8 points)

39- Mexico (8 points)

40- Uruguay (9 points)

41- England (11 points)

42- Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 points)

43- United States (11 points)

44- Canada (11 points)

45- Ecuador (12 points)

46- Qatar (12 points)

47- Paraguay (13 points)

48- South Africa (13 points)

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— TN FOOT 🇹🇳 (@TNFOOT_) July 4, 2026

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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