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Tunisia 2–0 South Africa

Thursday 26 Jan 2006 · Alexandria, Egypt (neutral)

Tunisia2–0South Africa

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Santos Benachour

32′1–0Francileudo Silva Santos Tunisia
58′2–0Selim Benachour Tunisia

Line-ups

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

Tunisia

Came on

17Essam GomaaFW↑78′
9Haykel GmamdiaFW↑82′

South Africa

Came on

6Siboniso GaxaDF↑65′
20Siyabonga NkosiMF↑74′
18Kaltego MphelaFW↑85′

Elo

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

Tunisia: 1831 → 1846
South Africa: 1585 → 1570

Expected score for Tunisia: 80.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 7, 1996–2024.

Tunisia wins: 3
Draws: 2
South Africa wins: 2

Form either side

Tunisia

Before

2–2 v DR Congo 11 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Egypt 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v Libya 12 Jan 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Ghana 15 Jan 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Zambia 22 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006

After

0–3 v Guinea 30 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
1–1 v Nigeria 4 Feb 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
0–1 v Serbia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
3–0 v Belarus 30 May 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Uruguay 2 Jun 2006 · Friendly

South Africa

Before

2–4 v Germany 7 Sep 2005 · Friendly
2–2 v DR Congo 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–3 v Senegal 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Egypt 14 Jan 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Guinea 22 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006

After

0–1 v Zambia 30 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
0–0 v Lesotho 10 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Eswatini 20 May 2006 · COSAFA Cup 2006
0–0 v Botswana 21 May 2006 · COSAFA Cup 2006
1–0 v Namibia 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Guinea	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2Tunisia	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Zambia	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4South Africa	3	0	0	3	-5	0

Road through the tournament

Tunisia

4–1 v Zambia Group stage
2–0 v South Africa Group stage
0–3 v Guinea Group stage
1–1 v Nigeria Quarter-final

South Africa

0–2 v Guinea Group stage
0–2 v Tunisia Group stage
0–1 v Zambia Group stage

Every Tunisia v South Africa match7

From Tunisia's side.


24 Jan 2024	South Africa	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2024	Group stage
27 Jan 2008	South Africa	3–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2008	Group stage
26 Jan 2006	South Africa	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
18 Aug 2004	South Africa	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
19 Nov 2003	South Africa	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
12 Feb 2000	South Africa	2–2 (lost on pens)	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2000	Third-place play-off
3 Feb 1996	South Africa	0–2	Away	African Cup of Nations 1996	Final

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