FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

South Africa 2–3 Spain

Wednesday 12 Jun 2002 · Daejeon, South Korea (neutral)

South Africa2–3Spain

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Raúl McCarthy Mendieta Radebe Raúl

4′0–1Raúl Spain
31′1–1Benni McCarthy South Africa
45′1–2Gaizka Mendieta Spain
53′2–2Lucas Radebe South Africa
56′2–3Raúl Spain

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

23George KoumantarakisFW↑74′
22Thabang MolefeDF↑80′
5Jacob LekgethoDF↑83′

Spain

Came on

18SergioMF↑53′
12Albert LuqueFW↑77′
21Luis EnriqueMF↑82′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1732 → 1720
Spain: 1980 → 1992

Expected score for South Africa: 19.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 2002–2013.

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

Form either side

South Africa

Before

1–0 v Madagascar 12 May 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Scotland 20 May 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Turkey 23 May 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Paraguay 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–0 v Slovenia 8 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

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
3–1 v Malawi 21 Sep 2002 · COSAFA Cup 2002
1–0 v Malawi 28 Sep 2002 · COSAFA Cup 2002

Spain

Before

1–1 v Portugal 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Netherlands 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
5–0 v Northern Ireland 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
3–1 v Slovenia 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–1 v Paraguay 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

1–1 v Republic of Ireland 16 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–0 v South Korea 22 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Hungary 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Greece 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
3–0 v Northern Ireland 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro 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

South Africa

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

Spain

3–1 v Slovenia Group stage
3–1 v Paraguay Group stage
3–2 v South Africa Group stage
1–1 v Republic of Ireland Round of 16
0–0 v South Korea Quarter-final

Every South Africa v Spain match4

From South Africa's side.


19 Nov 2013	Spain	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jun 2009	Spain	2–3	Home	Confederations Cup 2009	Third-place play-off
20 Jun 2009	Spain	0–2	Home	Confederations Cup 2009	Group stage
12 Jun 2002	Spain	2–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage

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