The South African team wrote a miracle story in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Despite being deducted 3 points by FIFA, the team still excellently won a ticket to participate in the biggest football tournament on the planet.

FIFA congratulates Percy Tau and the South African team (Photo: FIFA World Cup).
Percy Tau is one of the key players of the South African national team. In the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign of coach Hugo Broos's team, Percy Tau was registered to play in 5 matches and started 4 times, playing a total of 355 minutes.
Notably, this striker contributed an important goal to help South Africa beat Benin with a score of 2-1. This is South Africa's direct opponent on the journey to compete for a ticket to attend the World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup website (managed by FIFA) congratulated Percy Tau: "Percy Tau and the South African team officially won tickets to return to the FIFA World Cup after 16 years!"
Percy Tau is 31 years old this year. This player joined Nam Dinh Club in August 2025. Up to now, he has played 5 matches for the team in the South and has 1 assist. Currently, Percy Tau is valued at 1 million euros by the transfer website Transfermarkt.
Percy Tau started his career at Mamelodi Sundowns in his hometown. Here, he played 103 matches and scored 25 goals. The striker, born in 1994, won the South African championship twice and the African Cup of Nations once with this club.

Percy Tau in Nam Dinh Club shirt (Photo: Getty).
Then, the turning point opened when Percy Tau moved to England to play for Brighton Club in 2018, but due to work permit problems, he was continuously pushed to Union SG, Club Brugge and Anderlecht clubs to play on loan.
In 2021, Percy Tau moved to Egyptian club Al Ahly, where he scored 30 goals and had 14 assists in 126 appearances. After that, the striker moved to Qatar SC in 2024, before moving to Nam Dinh club.
During his career, Percy Tau has played 52 matches for the South African team and scored 16 goals. This is the first time this striker has participated in the World Cup.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/ngoi-sao-ov-league-gianh-ve-du-world-cup-fifa-len-tieng-chuc-mung-20251016183020017.htm
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