Confederations Cup 2009 · Third-place play-off

South Africa 2–3 Spain

Sunday 28 Jun 2009 · Rustenburg, South Africa · after extra time

South Africa2–3Spain

Goals5

0′45′90′105′120′Mphela Güiza Güiza Mphela Alonso

73′1–0Katlego Mphela South Africa
88′1–1Daniel Güiza Spain
89′1–2Daniel Güiza Spain
90′2–2Katlego Mphela South Africa
107′2–3Xabi Alonso Spain

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

21Katlego MashegoFW↑65′
11Elrio Van HeerdenMF↑69′
5Benson MhlongoMF↑83′

Spain

Came on

17Daniel GüizaFW●●↑56′
21SilvaFW↑56′
16Fernando LlorenteFW↑80′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1643 → 1637
Spain: 2090 → 2096

Expected score for South Africa: 11.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 4, 2002–2013.

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

Form either side

South Africa

Before

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
0–1 v Brazil 25 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009

After

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
0–1 v Norway 10 Oct 2009 · Friendly

Spain

Before

6–0 v Azerbaijan 9 Jun 2009 · Friendly
5–0 v New Zealand 14 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
1–0 v Iraq 17 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
2–0 v South Africa 20 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
0–2 v United States 24 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009

After

3–2 v North Macedonia 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
5–0 v Belgium 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–0 v Estonia 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Armenia 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
5–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 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

Spain

5–0 v New Zealand Group stage
1–0 v Iraq Group stage
2–0 v South Africa Group stage
0–2 v United States Semi-final
3–2 v South Africa Third-place play-off

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: ESPN · Cards: ESPN