Friendly

France 2–1 South Africa

Saturday 11 Oct 1997 · Lens, France

France2–1South Africa

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

France: 1963 → 1966
South Africa: 1757 → 1754

Expected score for France: 85.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 5, 1997–2022.

France wins: 3
Draws: 1
South Africa wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

2–1 v Netherlands 26 Feb 1997 · Friendly
1–0 v Sweden 2 Apr 1997 · Friendly
1–1 v Brazil 3 Jun 1997 · Tournoi de France 1997
0–1 v England 7 Jun 1997 · Tournoi de France 1997
2–2 v Italy 11 Jun 1997 · Tournoi de France 1997

After

2–1 v Scotland 12 Nov 1997 · Friendly
1–0 v Spain 28 Jan 1998 · Friendly
3–3 v Norway 25 Feb 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Russia 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Sweden 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly

South Africa

Before

2–1 v DR Congo 27 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v England 24 May 1997 · Friendly
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

After

0–3 v Germany 15 Nov 1997 · Friendly
1–2 v Brazil 7 Dec 1997 · Friendly
2–2 v Czech Republic 13 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–1 v United Arab Emirates 15 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
3–4 v Uruguay 17 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997

Every France v South Africa match5

From France's side.


29 Mar 2022	South Africa	5–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2010	South Africa	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
7 Oct 2000	South Africa	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
12 Jun 1998	South Africa	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
11 Oct 1997	South Africa	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

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