Confederations Cup 1997 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Uruguay 4–3 South Africa

Wednesday 17 Dec 1997 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral)

Uruguay4–3South Africa

Goals7

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Radebe Silva Recoba Silva Mkhalele Ndlanya Callejas

11′0–1Lucas Radebe South Africa
12′1–1Dario Silva Uruguay
42′2–1Alvaro Recoba Uruguay
66′3–1Dario Silva Uruguay
69′3–2Helman Mkhalele South Africa
77′3–3Pollen Ndlanya South Africa
90′4–3Christian Callejas Uruguay

Elo

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

Uruguay: 1743 → 1766
South Africa: 1719 → 1696

Expected score for Uruguay: 53.4% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1997–2010.

Uruguay wins: 2
Draws: 1
South Africa wins: 0

Form either side

Uruguay

Before

1–2 v Peru 10 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Argentina 12 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
5–3 v Ecuador 16 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v United Arab Emirates 13 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
2–1 v Czech Republic 15 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997

After

0–1 v Australia 19 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–1 v Czech Republic 21 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
2–2 v Chile 24 May 1998 · Friendly
3–2 v Paraguay 17 Jun 1999 · Friendly
0–1 v Colombia 1 Jul 1999 · Copa América 1999

South Africa

Before

1–2 v France 11 Oct 1997 · Friendly
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

After

2–3 v Namibia 24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup qualification 1998
0–0 v Angola 8 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
1–1 v Ivory Coast 11 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
4–1 v Namibia 16 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
2–1 v Morocco 22 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Uruguay	3	3	0	0	+4	9
2Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	+4	4
3United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	-6	3
4South Africa	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

Uruguay

2–0 v United Arab Emirates Group stage
2–1 v Czech Republic Group stage
4–3 v South Africa Group stage
0–1 v Australia Semi-final
0–1 v Czech Republic Third-place play-off

South Africa

Every Uruguay v South Africa match3

From Uruguay's side.


16 Jun 2010	South Africa	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
12 Sep 2007	South Africa	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
17 Dec 1997	South Africa	4–3	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1997	Group stage

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