In its third game of the group stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Italy plays South Africa on Wednesday, August 2 at 3:00 AM ET.
How to Watch South Africa vs. Italy
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 AM ET
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Venue: Westpac Stadium
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Italy and South Africa Roster Makeup
- More Italy players compete domestically in Serie A than any other league. They have 22 players on Serie A rosters in this tournament, including eight who play at Juventus Turin.
- The roster for Italy does not have any players from the NWSL.
- South Africa has 19 players on its roster for this tournament (82.6% of the team) from SAFA Women’s League. Eight of them play for UWC Ladies FC.
- Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) is the sole NWSL player on the roster for South Africa in this tournament.
Italy World Cup Leaders
- In two matches for Italy in Women’s World Cup, Lisa Boattin has one assist but zero goals.
- Cristiana Girelli has scored one goal in two matches for Italy in Women’s World Cup.
South Africa World Cup Leaders
- Through two matches for South Africa in Women’s World Cup play, Kgatlana has one goal and one assist.
- In Women’s World Cup play (two appearances), Jermaine Seoposenwe has one assist (fourth in Women’s World Cup play) for South Africa.
- Linda Motlhalo has added one goal for South Africa in Women’s World Cup (two matches).
- Hildah Magaia’s Women’s World Cup appearances (two matches) have resulted in one goal for South Africa.
Italy and South Africa Matchup Statistics
- Last time out, Italy suffered a 5-0 loss against Sweden and was outshot by 12 in the match, 20 to eight.
- Italy failed to score against , as Sofia Cantore led the team in shots with three.
- Italy sported a record of 2-1-3 in 2022 against teams participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. In those matches, Italy scored six goals and gave up nine. Against World Cup teams in 2023, it has a record of 3-1-2, with six goals scored and nine allowed.
- In its previous match on July 27, South Africa drew with Argentina 2-2, while registering the same number of shots as Argentina.
- Motlhalo (on two shots) and Kgatlana (on four shots) scored one goal each for South Africa.
- When playing against teams competing in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, South Africa is 0-1-1 so far this year and went 3-0-4 in 2022 while putting up goal differentials of -1 and -13 in those years, respectively.
Italy Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 7/24/2023 | Argentina | W 1-0 |
| 7/29/2023 | Sweden | L 5-0 |
| 8/2/2023 | South Africa | – |
South Africa Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 7/23/2023 | Sweden | L 2-1 |
| 7/27/2023 | Argentina | D 2-2 |
| 8/2/2023 | Italy | – |
