Friendly

England 2–1 South Africa

Saturday 24 May 1997 · Manchester, England

England2–1South Africa

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1906 → 1910
South Africa: 1742 → 1738

Expected score for England: 82% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 1997–2003.

England wins: 2
Draws: 0
South Africa wins: 0

Form either side

England

Before

2–1 v Poland 9 Oct 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
2–0 v Georgia 9 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–1 v Italy 12 Feb 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v Mexico 29 Mar 1997 · Friendly
2–0 v Georgia 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

2–0 v Poland 31 May 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v Italy 4 Jun 1997 · Tournoi de France 1997
1–0 v France 7 Jun 1997 · Tournoi de France 1997
0–1 v Brazil 10 Jun 1997 · Tournoi de France 1997
4–0 v Moldova 10 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

South Africa

Before

0–0 v Ghana 21 Sep 1996 · Simba Tournament 1996
1–0 v DR Congo 9 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–0 v Zambia 11 Jan 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–2 v Congo 6 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–1 v DR Congo 27 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

0–2 v Netherlands 4 Jun 1997 · Friendly
3–0 v Zambia 8 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Congo 16 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v France 11 Oct 1997 · Friendly
0–3 v Germany 15 Nov 1997 · Friendly

Every England v South Africa match2

From England's side.


22 May 2003	South Africa	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
24 May 1997	South Africa	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

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