Friendly

South Africa 1–2 England

Thursday 22 May 2003 · Durban, South Africa

South Africa1–2England

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Southgate McCarthy Heskey

1′0–1Gareth Southgate England
18′1–1Benni McCarthy South Africa · penalty
64′1–2Emile Heskey England

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

England

1David JamesGK ↓46′
5Rio FerdinandDF ↓46′
12Danny MillsDF
12Phil NevilleDF
14Gareth SouthgateDF●
4Steven GerrardMF ↓82′
7David BeckhamMF ↓51′
8Paul ScholesMF ↓75′
17Trevor SinclairMF ↓58′
10Michael OwenFW
17Emile HeskeyFW● ↓65′

Came on

13Paul RobinsonGK↑46′
25Matt UpsonDF↑46′
19Jermaine JenasMF↑51′
15Frank LampardMF↑58′
18Darius VassellFW↑65′
24Joe ColeMF↑75′
12Gareth BarryDF↑82′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1723 → 1716
England: 1944 → 1951

Expected score for South Africa: 33.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 1997–2003.

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

Form either side

South Africa

Before

1–1 v Kenya 23 Oct 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Tanzania 26 Oct 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Senegal 19 Nov 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Madagascar 29 Mar 2003 · Friendly
0–0 v Jamaica 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Trinidad and Tobago 14 Jun 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Ivory Coast 22 Jun 2003 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2003
2–0 v Burundi 6 Jul 2003 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2003
0–1 v Zimbabwe 19 Jul 2003 · COSAFA Cup 2003
3–0 v Lesotho 8 Oct 2003 · Friendly

England

Before

2–1 v Slovakia 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
2–2 v North Macedonia 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
1–3 v Australia 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–0 v Liechtenstein 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Turkey 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

After

2–1 v Serbia 3 Jun 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovakia 11 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
3–1 v Croatia 20 Aug 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Liechtenstein 10 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Every South Africa v England match2

From South Africa's side.


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

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