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Paraguay 2–2 South Africa

Sunday 2 Jun 2002 · Busan, South Korea (neutral)

Paraguay2–2South Africa

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Cruz Arce Mokoena Fortune

39′1–0Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay
55′2–0Francisco Arce Paraguay
63′2–1Teboho Mokoena South Africa
90′2–2Quinton Fortune South Africa · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Paraguay

Came on

14Diego GavilánMF↑66′
16Gustavo MorínigoMF↑73′
17Juan Carlos FrancoDF↑86′

South Africa

Came on

9MacDonald MukansiMF↑27′
23George KoumantarakisFW↑78′

Elo

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

Paraguay: 1726 → 1724
South Africa: 1699 → 1701

Expected score for Paraguay: 53.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 2002–2018.

Paraguay wins: 0
Draws: 3
South Africa wins: 1

Form either side

Paraguay

Before

0–4 v Colombia 14 Nov 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–2 v Bolivia 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Nigeria 26 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–4 v England 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Sweden 17 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–3 v Spain 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–1 v Slovenia 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Germany 15 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–0 v Brazil 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Iran 19 Sep 2002 · Friendly

South Africa

Before

0–0 v Botswana 30 Mar 2002 · COSAFA Cup 2002
0–0 v Ecuador 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Madagascar 12 May 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Scotland 20 May 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Turkey 23 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Slovenia 8 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–3 v Spain 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–0 v Madagascar 21 Jul 2002 · COSAFA Cup 2002
4–1 v Eswatini 24 Aug 2002 · COSAFA Cup 2002
0–0 v Ivory Coast 8 Sep 2002 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2002

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Spain	3	3	0	0	+5	9
2Paraguay	3	1	1	1	0	4
3South Africa	3	1	1	1	0	4
4Slovenia	3	0	0	3	-5	0

Road through the tournament

Paraguay

2–2 v South Africa Group stage
1–3 v Spain Group stage
3–1 v Slovenia Group stage
0–1 v Germany Round of 16

South Africa

2–2 v Paraguay Group stage
1–0 v Slovenia Group stage
2–3 v Spain Group stage

Every Paraguay v South Africa match4

From Paraguay's side.


20 Nov 2018	South Africa	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
31 Mar 2010	South Africa	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	South Africa	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2002	South Africa	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul