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South Africa 2–1 Mexico

Friday 8 Jul 2005 · Carson, United States (neutral)

South Africa2–1Mexico

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Evans Heerden Rodríguez

28′1–0Phil Evans South Africa
41′2–0Elrio Van Heerden South Africa
83′2–1Francisco Javier Rodríguez Mexico

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Mexico

Elo

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

South Africa: 1660 → 1703
Mexico: 1969 → 1926

Expected score for South Africa: 14.4% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 5, 1993–2026.

South Africa wins: 1
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 3

Form either side

South Africa

Before

3–0 v Seychelles 26 Feb 2005 · COSAFA Cup 2005
1–0 v Mauritius 27 Feb 2005 · COSAFA Cup 2005
2–1 v Uganda 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Cape Verde 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v Ghana 18 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

3–3 v Jamaica 10 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–1 v Guatemala 13 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–1 v Panama 17 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
2–2 v Zambia 13 Aug 2005 · COSAFA Cup 2005
1–4 v Iceland 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

2–1 v Japan 16 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
1–0 v Brazil 19 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
0–0 v Greece 22 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
1–1 v Argentina 26 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
3–4 v Germany 29 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005

After

4–0 v Guatemala 10 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–0 v Jamaica 13 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–2 v Colombia 17 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
2–0 v Costa Rica 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v United States 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Mexico	3	2	0	1	+4	6
2South Africa	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3Jamaica	3	1	1	1	0	4
4Guatemala	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

South Africa

2–1 v Mexico Group stage
3–3 v Jamaica Group stage
1–1 v Guatemala Group stage
1–1 v Panama Quarter-final

Mexico

1–2 v South Africa Group stage
4–0 v Guatemala Group stage
1–0 v Jamaica Group stage
1–2 v Colombia Quarter-final

Every South Africa v Mexico match5

From South Africa's side.


11 Jun 2026	Mexico	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
11 Jun 2010	Mexico	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
8 Jul 2005	Mexico	2–1	Neutral	Gold Cup 2005	Group stage
7 Jun 2000	Mexico	2–4	Neutral	USA Cup 2000	—
6 Oct 1993	Mexico	0–4	Neutral	Friendly	—

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