Khuliso Mudau
South Africa
DEF
Age
31
Appearances
4
Tackles won
7
About Khuliso Mudau
Khuliso Mudau is named in Hugo Broos's 26-man South Africa squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the defenders. The Mamelodi Sundowns right-back goes into the finals aged 31.
He has made 36 appearances and scored once for Sundowns this season, playing all 14 of their CAF Champions League matches on the way to the title. South Africa qualified by winning CAF Group C in October 2025, and open Group A alongside Mexico, South Korea and the Czech Republic.
He has made 36 appearances and scored once for Sundowns this season, playing all 14 of their CAF Champions League matches on the way to the title. South Africa qualified by winning CAF Group C in October 2025, and open Group A alongside Mexico, South Korea and the Czech Republic.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
4
Minutes played
360
Tackles won
7
Interceptions
10
Clearances
19
Blocks
0
Playing Style
An energetic right-back, Mudau provides width in attack and makes overlapping runs down the right flank for South Africa. His crossing is among his strengths going forward. He stands 1.79m and is right-footed. He has logged 2,865 club minutes for Mamelodi Sundowns this season, going into the group stage in Hugo Broos's squad at 31.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Khuliso Mudau's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date includes one goal for South Africa. Hugo Broos has named him among the defenders in the 26-man squad for the finals. He stays among South Africa's defensive options on the final list.
National Team
South Africa
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Mudau's work for South Africa is at the back, an attacking right-back whose overlapping runs and crossing give the side width down the right, with 36 appearances for Sundowns this season. On the Goal Rush card South Africa are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands on the card.
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Mudau at the 2026 World Cup
Mudau is a confirmed defender in Hugo Broos's 26-man South Africa squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the South Africa side opening their Group A campaign in June.
Picking South Africa in Goal Rush
South Africa come in at Tier 5 on the Goal Rush card at £4m. They open Group A against Mexico in mid-June, and Mudau is among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Khuliso Mudau World Cup 2026 FAQs
South Africa are a Tier 5 side at £4m on the Goal Rush card, among the lower bands. Mudau is in Hugo Broos's confirmed 26 as a right-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Mudau is a right-back for South Africa. He plays his club football for Mamelodi Sundowns and is part of Hugo Broos's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hugo Broos's 26-man South Africa squad after South Africa won CAF Group C to reach the finals.
Mudau plays his club football for Mamelodi Sundowns. He is named as a right-back in Hugo Broos's final 26-man South Africa squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the defensive options Broos takes to the finals.
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