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South Africa 0–3 Uruguay

Wednesday 16 Jun 2010 · Pretoria, South Africa

South Africa0–3Uruguay

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Forlán Forlán Pereira

24′0–1Diego Forlán Uruguay
80′0–2Diego Forlán Uruguay · penalty
90′0–3Álvaro Pereira Uruguay

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

19Surprise MoririMF↑57′
1Moeneeb JosephsGK↑79′

Uruguay

Came on

20Álvaro FernándezMF↑71′
21Sebastián FernándezFW↑89′
5Walter GarganoMF↑90′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1692 → 1651
Uruguay: 1872 → 1913

Expected score for South Africa: 38.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 3, 1997–2010.

South Africa wins: 0
Draws: 1
Uruguay wins: 2

Form either side

South Africa

Before

1–1 v Bulgaria 24 May 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Colombia 27 May 2010 · Friendly
5–0 v Guatemala 31 May 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Denmark 5 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Mexico 11 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

2–1 v France 22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Ghana 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Niger 4 Sep 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
0–0 v Sierra Leone 10 Oct 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
0–1 v United States 17 Nov 2010 · Friendly

Uruguay

Before

1–0 v Costa Rica 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Costa Rica 18 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–1 v Switzerland 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
4–1 v Israel 26 May 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v France 11 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

1–0 v Mexico 22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v South Korea 26 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–1 v Ghana 2 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–3 v Netherlands 6 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–3 v Germany 10 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Uruguay	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Mexico	3	1	1	1	+1	4
3South Africa	3	1	1	1	-2	4
4France	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Road through the tournament

South Africa

1–1 v Mexico Group stage
0–3 v Uruguay Group stage
2–1 v France Group stage

Uruguay

0–0 v France Group stage
3–0 v South Africa Group stage
1–0 v Mexico Group stage
2–1 v South Korea Round of 16
1–1 v Ghana Quarter-final
2–3 v Netherlands Semi-final
2–3 v Germany Third-place play-off

Every South Africa v Uruguay match3

From South Africa's side.


16 Jun 2010	Uruguay	0–3	Home	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
12 Sep 2007	Uruguay	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 Dec 1997	Uruguay	3–4	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1997	Group stage

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