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World Cup qualification has done nothing to bolster South Africa’s world ranking, with Bafana Bafana actually slipping two places according to the latest ranking issued by FIFA.
South Africa has gone down two places from 59th to 61st in the world, despite booking a berth at next year’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the US, and also beating Zambia 3-1 in a friendly on Gqeberha last Saturday.
The drop in ranking, however, is not likely to influence South Africa’s position at the World Cup draw in Washington on 5 December.
There, the country is set to be in the third pot, as the 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of four teams each.
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