COSAFA Cup 2021

South Africa 3–0 Mozambique

Friday 16 Jul 2021 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa

South Africa3–0Mozambique

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ngcobo Maart Letsoalo

24′1–0Njabulo Ngcobo South Africa
59′2–0Moegamat Yusuf Maart South Africa
73′3–0Victor Letsoalo South Africa · penalty

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

Mozambique

1ErnaniGK
4DaniloDF
5PelembeDF
13MartinhoDF
18MacaimeDF ↓55′
3ShaquilleMF
8MapanganeMF
10NiltonMF
17CiganoMF
9MelqueFW ↓30′
16VitinhoFW ↓77′

Came on

15Estevão Novela↑30′
7Maré↑55′
11Jesus↑77′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1593 → 1604
Mozambique: 1453 → 1443

Expected score for South Africa: 79.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 11, 1995–2025.

South Africa wins: 8
Draws: 2
Mozambique wins: 1

Form either side

South Africa

Before

3–2 v Uganda 10 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–0 v Botswana 6 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–0 v Eswatini 8 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
4–0 v Lesotho 13 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–0 v Zambia 14 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021

After

0–0 v Senegal 18 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–0 v Zimbabwe 3 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Ghana 6 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3–1 v Ethiopia 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Ethiopia 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Mozambique

Before

1–1 v Eswatini 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Zimbabwe 7 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–1 v Senegal 9 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
2–0 v Malawi 11 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–0 v Namibia 14 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021

After

1–1 v Eswatini 18 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–0 v Ivory Coast 3 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Malawi 7 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–3 v Cameroon 8 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Cameroon 11 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Road through the tournament

South Africa

1–0 v Botswana 6 Jul 2021
1–0 v Eswatini 8 Jul 2021
4–0 v Lesotho 13 Jul 2021
0–0 v Zambia 14 Jul 2021
3–0 v Mozambique 16 Jul 2021
0–0 v Senegal 18 Jul 2021

Mozambique

0–0 v Zimbabwe 7 Jul 2021
0–1 v Senegal 9 Jul 2021
2–0 v Malawi 11 Jul 2021
1–0 v Namibia 14 Jul 2021
0–3 v South Africa 16 Jul 2021
1–1 v Eswatini 18 Jul 2021

Every South Africa v Mozambique match11

From South Africa's side.


10 Jun 2025	Mozambique	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2022	Mozambique	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jul 2022	Mozambique	0–0 (lost on pens)	Home	COSAFA Cup 2022	—
16 Jul 2021	Mozambique	3–0	Home	COSAFA Cup 2021	—
15 Nov 2016	Mozambique	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Sep 2012	Mozambique	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
31 Oct 2009	Mozambique	0–1	Neutral	COSAFA Cup 2009	—
3 Aug 2008	Mozambique	2–1	Home	COSAFA Cup 2008	—
13 Jan 2008	Mozambique	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Apr 2001	Mozambique	3–0	Away	COSAFA Cup 2001	—
30 Sep 1995	Mozambique	3–2	Home	Friendly	—

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