Head to head · Men's national teams
Lesotho v South Africa
Lesotho and South Africa have met 13 times since 2000: South Africa lead 8–1.
1Lesotho win
4draws
8South Africa wins
Goals: Lesotho 6, South Africa 19 · 13 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 9 April 2000: Lesotho 0–2 South Africa in Maseru.
- The most recent was on Friday, 5 September 2025: South Africa 3–0 Lesotho (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Lesotho's biggest win: South Africa 0–3 Lesotho, 2025.
- South Africa's biggest win: South Africa 4–0 Lesotho, 2021.
- 7 of the 13 meetings were competitive matches and 6 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 5 Sept | South Africa 3–0 Lesotho FIFA World Cup qualification · Bloemfontein, South Africa |
South Africa |
| 21 Mar | South Africa 0–3 Lesotho FIFA World Cup qualification · Polokwane, South Africa |
Lesotho |
| 2024 | ||
| 10 Jan | South Africa 0–0 Lesotho Friendly · Pretoria, South Africa |
Draw |
| 2021 | ||
| 13 Jul | South Africa 4–0 Lesotho COSAFA Cup · Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
South Africa |
| 2016 | ||
| 18 Jun | South Africa 1–1 Lesotho (pens) COSAFA Cup · Windhoek, Namibia (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2015 | ||
| 16 May | Lesotho 1–1 South Africa Friendly · Maseru, Lesotho |
Draw |
| 14 May | Lesotho 0–0 South Africa Friendly · Maseru, Lesotho |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 20 Jul | Lesotho 1–2 South Africa COSAFA Cup · Ndola, Zambia (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2 Jun | Lesotho 0–2 South Africa Friendly · Maseru, Lesotho |
South Africa |
| 2006 | ||
| 10 May | Lesotho 0–0 South Africa Friendly · Maseru, Lesotho |
Draw |
| 2003 | ||
| 8 Oct | Lesotho 0–3 South Africa Friendly · Maseru, Lesotho |
South Africa |
| 2000 | ||
| 22 Apr | South Africa 1–0 Lesotho FIFA World Cup qualification · Bloemfontein, South Africa |
South Africa |
| 9 Apr | Lesotho 0–2 South Africa FIFA World Cup qualification · Maseru, Lesotho |
South Africa |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.