Confederations Cup 2009 · Semi-final

South Africa 0–1 Brazil

Thursday 25 Jun 2009 · Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa0–1Brazil

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Alves

88′0–1Dani Alves Brazil

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

11Elrio Van HeerdenMF↑90′
21Katlego MashegoFW↑90′

Brazil

Came on

13Dani AlvesDF●↑81′
20KléberMF↑90′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1647 → 1642
Brazil: 2140 → 2145

Expected score for South Africa: 9.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 5, 1996–2014.

South Africa wins: 0
Draws: 0
Brazil wins: 5

Form either side

South Africa

Before

0–2 v Portugal 31 Mar 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Poland 6 Jun 2009 · Friendly
0–0 v Iraq 14 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
2–0 v New Zealand 17 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
0–2 v Spain 20 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009

After

2–3 v Spain 28 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
1–3 v Serbia 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
0–2 v Germany 5 Sep 2009 · Friendly
0–1 v Republic of Ireland 8 Sep 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Madagascar 19 Sep 2009 · Friendly

Brazil

Before

4–0 v Uruguay 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Paraguay 10 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
4–3 v Egypt 15 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
3–0 v United States 18 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
3–0 v Italy 21 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009

After

3–2 v United States 28 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
1–0 v Estonia 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
3–1 v Argentina 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
4–2 v Chile 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–2 v Bolivia 11 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

South Africa

0–0 v Iraq Group stage
2–0 v New Zealand Group stage
0–2 v Spain Group stage
0–1 v Brazil Semi-final
2–3 v Spain Third-place play-off

Brazil

Every South Africa v Brazil match5

From South Africa's side.


5 Mar 2014	Brazil	0–5	Home	Friendly	—
7 Sep 2012	Brazil	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
25 Jun 2009	Brazil	0–1	Home	Confederations Cup 2009	Semi-final
7 Dec 1997	Brazil	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
24 Apr 1996	Brazil	2–3	Home	Friendly	—

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