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South Africa at the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

This is a record of South Africa's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase, and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

South Africa have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions in 1998, 2002, and 2010.

Although South Africa has made three appearances in the World Cup, they have not made it past the first round. The team's first attempt to qualify was for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The team finished second in their group, behind Nigeria, who went on to play at the World Cup. Their first appearance was in France 1998, six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family. Despite a 3–0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia, the team finished third and thus exited the tournament. Korea/Japan 2002 was expected to be an opportunity for Bafana Bafana to step up to the next level but they were eliminated at the group stage despite drawing to Paraguay and beating Slovenia 1–0 for their first-ever World Cup win. The team finished third in their group, losing out to Paraguay on goals scored. The team failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup after finishing third in their qualifying group. Ghana won the group and progressed to the tournament, while Congo DR finished ahead of South Africa on head-to-head results. During the 2010 World Cup on their home soil, they beat France 2–1 and drew 1–1 to Mexico, but lost 0–3 to Uruguay. They lost out on progression to the round of 16, on goal difference, becoming the first World Cup host nation to fail to advance past the group stage.[2][3][4][5]

FIFA World Cup record

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FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter
  1934
  1938
  1950
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966 Not admitted[6]
  1970 Banned
  1974
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1994 Did not qualify
  1998 Group stage 24th 3 0 2 1 3 6
    2002 17th 3 1 1 1 5 5
  2006 Did not qualify
  2010 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 3 5
  2014 Did not qualify
  2018
  2022
      2026 To be determined
      2030
  2034
Total Group stage 3/25 9 2 4 3 11 16
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

France 1998

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3   South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4   Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Head coach:   Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Hans Vonk (1970-01-30)30 January 1970 (aged 28) 0   Heerenveen
2 2DF Themba Mnguni (1973-12-16)16 December 1973 (aged 24) 3   Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF David Nyathi (1969-03-22)22 March 1969 (aged 29) 35   St. Gallen
4 2DF Willem Jackson (1972-03-26)26 March 1972 (aged 26) 12   Orlando Pirates
5 2DF Mark Fish (1974-03-14)14 March 1974 (aged 24) 37   Bolton Wanderers
6 4FW Phil Masinga (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 (aged 28) 41   Bari
7 3MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 21) 6   Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Alfred Phiri (1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 23) 2   Vanspor
9 4FW Shaun Bartlett (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 25) 29   Cape Town Spurs
10 3MF John Moshoeu (1965-12-18)18 December 1965 (aged 32) 44   Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Helman Mkhalele (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 28) 35   Kayserispor
12 4FW Brendan Augustine (1971-10-26)26 October 1971 (aged 26) 26   LASK Linz
13 4FW Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) 0   VfL Bochum
14 4FW Jerry Sikhosana (1969-06-08)8 June 1969 (aged 29) 9   Orlando Pirates
15 3MF Doctor Khumalo (1967-06-26)26 June 1967 (aged 30) 43   Kaizer Chiefs
16 1GK Brian Baloyi (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 24) 8   Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 20) 10   Ajax
18 3MF Lebohang Morula (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 29) 0   Vanspor
19 2DF Lucas Radebe (c) (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 29) 41   Leeds United
20 3MF William Mokoena (1975-03-31)31 March 1975 (aged 23) 0   Manning Rangers
21 2DF Pierre Issa (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 22) 1   Marseille
22 1GK Paul Evans* (1973-12-28)28 December 1973 (aged 24) 0   Supersport United
23 1GK Simon Gopane* (1970-12-26)26 December 1970 (aged 27) 1   Bloemfontein Celtic
  • Andre Arendse (#22) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Simon Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

France vs South Africa

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France  3–0  South Africa
Dugarry   36'
Issa   77' (o.g.)
Henry   90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

South Africa vs Denmark

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Benni McCarthy scored South Africa's first ever goal in the World Cup when he received the ball on the edge of the penalty box before shooting low left footed through the legs of Peter Schmeichel to level the match.

South Africa  1–1  Denmark
McCarthy   51' Report Nielsen   12'
Attendance: 33,300

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Epifanio González (Paraguay)

South Africa vs Saudi Arabia

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South Africa  2–2  Saudi Arabia
Bartlett   18', 90+3' (pen.) Report Al-Jaber   45+2' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan   74' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,800

Assistant referees:
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Eddie Foley (Ireland)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Korea/Japan 2002

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Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Paraguay 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3   South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4   Slovenia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Head coach: Jomo Sono

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Hans Vonk (1970-01-30)30 January 1970 (aged 32) 29   Heerenveen
2 2DF Cyril Nzama (1974-06-26)26 June 1974 (aged 27) 19   Kaizer Chiefs
3 2DF Bradley Carnell (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 25) 21   VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Aaron Mokoena (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 21) 22   Beerschot
5 2DF Jacob Lekgetho (1974-03-24)24 March 1974 (aged 28) 15   Lokomotiv Moscow
6 3MF MacBeth Sibaya (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 24) 9   Jomo Cosmos
7 3MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 25) 39   Manchester United
8 3MF Thabo Mngomeni (1969-06-24)24 June 1969 (aged 32) 37   Orlando Pirates
9 3MF MacDonald Mukansi (1975-05-26)26 May 1975 (aged 27) 7   Lokomotiv Sofia
10 3MF Bennett Mnguni (1974-03-18)18 March 1974 (aged 28) 9   Lokomotiv Moscow
11 3MF Jabu Pule (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 21) 9   Kaizer Chiefs
12 3MF Teboho Mokoena (1974-07-10)10 July 1974 (aged 27) 10   St. Gallen
13 2DF Pierre Issa (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 26) 41   Watford
14 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 24) 30   Udinese
15 3MF Sibusiso Zuma (1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 26) 22   Copenhagen
16 1GK André Arendse (1967-06-27)27 June 1967 (aged 34) 49   Santos Cape Town
17 4FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 24) 43   Porto
18 3MF Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 24) 32   VfL Bochum
19 2DF Lucas Radebe (c) (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 33) 65   Leeds United
20 1GK Calvin Marlin (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 26) 2   Ajax Cape Town
21 3MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 20) 0   Ajax
22 2DF Thabang Molefe (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 23) 5   Jomo Cosmos
23 4FW George Koumantarakis (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 28) 6   Basel

Paraguay vs South Africa

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Paraguay  2–2  South Africa
Santa Cruz   39'
Arce   55'		 Report Mokoena   63'
Fortune   90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,186
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paraguay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa
GK 22 Ricardo Tavarelli   90'
CB 18 Julio César Cáceres   35'
CB 5 Celso Ayala
CB 4 Carlos Gamarra (c)
RWB 2 Francisco Arce
LWB 21 Denis Caniza   65'
CM 10 Roberto Miguel Acuña
CM 6 Estanislao Struway   86'
CM 8 Guido Alvarenga   66'
AM 11 Jorge Campos   73'
CF 9 Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
MF 14 Diego Gavilán   66'
MF 16 Gustavo Morínigo   73'
DF 17 Juan Carlos Franco   90+3'   86'
Manager:
  Cesare Maldini
GK 16 Andre Arendse
RB 4 Aaron Mokoena   3'
CB 13 Pierre Issa   9'   27'
CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c)
LB 3 Bradley Carnell
RM 2 Cyril Nzama
CM 12 Teboho Mokoena
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
LM 7 Quinton Fortune
CF 17 Benni McCarthy   38'   78'
CF 15 Sibusiso Zuma   45+2'
Substitutions:
MF 9 MacDonald Mukasi   27'
FW 23 George Koumantarakis   78'
Manager:
Jomo Sono

Man of the Match:
Francisco Arce (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

South Africa vs Slovenia

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Siyabonga Nomvethe scored the only goal of the game, in the fourth minute. A free kick from Quinton Fortune on the left came to Nomvethe and although he mistimed his header, the ball cannoned into the net off his thigh.

South Africa  1–0  Slovenia
Nomvethe   4' Report
Attendance: 47,226
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slovenia
GK 16 Andre Arendse
RB 2 Cyril Nzama
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena
CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c)   12'
LB 3 Bradley Carnell
RM 15 Sibusiso Zuma
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
CM 12 Teboho Mokoena
LM 7 Quinton Fortune   84'
CF 14 Siyabonga Nomvethe   71'
CF 17 Benni McCarthy   80'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Delron Buckley   71'
FW 23 George Koumantarakis   80'
MF 11 Jabu Pule   84'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK 1 Marko Simeunovič
CB 3 Željko Milinovič   52'
CB 4 Muamer Vugdalič   35'
CB 6 Aleksander Knavs   60'
RM 7 Đoni Novak
CM 11 Miran Pavlin   75'
CM 8 Aleš Čeh (c)   62'
LM 19 Amir Karić
AM 18 Milenko Ačimovič   60'
CF 21 Sebastjan Cimirotič   41'
CF 13 Mladen Rudonja
Substitutions:
FW 9 Milan Osterc   41'
MF 20 Nastja Čeh   60'
DF 22 Spasoje Bulajič   60'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match:
Quinton Fortune (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official:
Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

South Africa vs Spain

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South Africa  2–3  Spain
McCarthy   31'
Radebe   53'		 Report Raúl   4', 56'
Mendieta   45+1'
Attendance: 31,024
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
GK 16 Andre Arendse
RB 2 Cyril Nzama   16'
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena   81'
CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c)   80'
LB 3 Bradley Carnell   67'
RM 15 Sibusiso Zuma
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
CM 12 Teboho Mokoena
LM 7 Quinton Fortune   83'
CF 17 Benni McCarthy
CF 14 Siyabonga Nomvethe   69'   74'
Substitutions:
FW 23 George Koumantarakis   74'
DF 22 Thabang Molefe   80'
DF 5 Jacob Lekgetho   83'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK 1 Iker Casillas
RB 2 Curro Torres
CB 4 Iván Helguera
CB 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal (c)
LB 15 Enrique Romero
RM 22 Joaquín
CM 19 Xavi
CM 14 David Albelda   53'
LM 16 Gaizka Mendieta
CF 7 Raúl   82'
CF 9 Fernando Morientes   77'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Sergio   53'
FW 12 Albert Luque   77'
MF 21 Luis Enrique   82'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Raúl (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

South Africa 2010

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Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3   South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4   France 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

Coach:   Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Moeneeb Josephs (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 30) 17   Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Siboniso Gaxa (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 26) 37   Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF Tsepo Masilela (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 25) 31   Maccabi Haifa
4 2DF Aaron Mokoena (c) (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 29) 101   Portsmouth
5 2DF Anele Ngcongca (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 22) 5   Genk
6 3MF MacBeth Sibaya (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 32) 58   Rubin Kazan
7 3MF Lance Davids (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 25) 22   Ajax Cape Town
8 3MF Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 25) 48   Kaizer Chiefs
9 4FW Katlego Mphela (1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 25) 31   Mamelodi Sundowns
10 3MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 28) 50   Everton
11 3MF Teko Modise (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 27) 52   Orlando Pirates
12 3MF Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28) 13   Kaizer Chiefs
13 3MF Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 25) 37   Fulham
14 2DF Matthew Booth (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33) 27   Mamelodi Sundowns
15 2DF Lucas Thwala (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28) 24   Orlando Pirates
16 1GK Itumeleng Khune (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 22) 27   Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Bernard Parker (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24) 28   Twente
18 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 32) 76   Moroka Swallows
19 3MF Surprise Moriri (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 30) 34   Mamelodi Sundowns
20 2DF Bongani Khumalo (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 23) 14   Supersport United
21 2DF Siyabonga Sangweni (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) 8   Golden Arrows
22 1GK Shu-Aib Walters (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 28) 0   Maritzburg United
23 3MF Thanduyise Khuboni (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 24) 9   Golden Arrows

South Africa vs Mexico

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South Africa vs Mexico was the opening match of the World Cup, held on 11 June 2010.[7] It was described as an "enthralling" and "pulsating" match. South Africa opened the scoring in the 55th minute after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored off a pass through Mexico's defence by Teko Modise. Mexico's captain Rafael Márquez equalised following a corner kick in the 79th minute.[8] In the final minutes of the match, Katlego Mphela almost scored a winning goal for South Africa, but his shot bounced off the post.[7]

Tshabalala was named as the man of the match. South Africa's coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira called the result "fair", while Mexico's coach Javier Aguirre stated "we could have won, we could have lost".[9]

South Africa  1–1  Mexico
Tshabalala   55' Report Márquez   79'
Attendance: 84,490
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa[11]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico[11]
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 20 Bongani Khumalo
LB 15 Lucas Thwala   46'
RM 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi   27'
CM 12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane
LW 11 Teko Modise
SS 10 Steven Pienaar   83'
CF 9 Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
DF 3 Tsepo Masilela   70'   46'
FW 17 Bernard Parker   83'
Manager:
  Carlos Alberto Parreira
 
GK 1 Óscar Pérez
RB 12 Paul Aguilar   55'
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
DM 4 Rafael Márquez
CM 16 Efraín Juárez   18'
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado (c)   57'
RW 17 Giovani dos Santos
LW 11 Carlos Vela   69'
CF 9 Guillermo Franco   73'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Andrés Guardado   55'
FW 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco   69'
FW 14 Javier Hernández   73'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
 
South Africa vs Mexico

Man of the Match:
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[10]
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)[10]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[10]
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China)[10]

South Africa vs Uruguay

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South Africa  0–3  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 42,658
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa[12]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay[12]
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune   76'
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 20 Bongani Khumalo
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
RM 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi   42'
CM 12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane   57'
LW 11 Teko Modise
SS 10 Steven Pienaar   6'   79'
CF 9 Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
MF 19 Surprise Moriri   57'
GK 1 Moeneeb Josephs   79'
Manager:
  Carlos Alberto Parreira
 
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira
CB 2 Diego Lugano (c)
CB 3 Diego Godín
LB 4 Jorge Fucile   71'
DM 15 Diego Pérez   90'
RM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
LM 11 Álvaro Pereira
AM 10 Diego Forlán
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 7 Edinson Cavani   89'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Álvaro Fernández   71'
FW 21 Sebastián Fernández   89'
MF 5 Walter Gargano   90'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)[10]
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)[10]
Fourth official:
Wolfgang Stark (Germany)[10]
Fifth official:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[10]

France vs South Africa

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Two teams have met three times but recently in the 1998 FIFA World Cup won by France 3–0.

Bongani Khumalo scored the first goal to make it 1–0 in 25th minute Yoann Gourcuff was shown a red card after a serious foul, Katlego Mphela made it 2–0 in half-time, South Africa made several chances in second half, Hugo Lloris saved Katlego Mphela's shot to make a third goal, Bacary Sagna made a back pass to the French player Florent Malouda scored a goal to make it 2–1 from an assist by Franck Ribéry, South Africa made even more chances in second half, 2-1 was the final score of the match. France were eliminated from the World Cup with a single point in the Group stage.

Although South Africa became the first host nation to exit the World Cup group stage in history.

France  1–2  South Africa
Malouda   70' Report
Attendance: 39,415
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa[13]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
RB 2 Bacary Sagna
CB 5 William Gallas
CB 17 Sébastien Squillaci
LB 22 Gaël Clichy
CM 18 Alou Diarra (c)   82'
CM 19 Abou Diaby   71'
RW 11 André-Pierre Gignac   46'
AM 8 Yoann Gourcuff   25'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 9 Djibril Cissé   55'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Florent Malouda   46'
FW 12 Thierry Henry   55'
FW 10 Sidney Govou   82'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
 
GK 1 Moeneeb Josephs
RB 5 Anele Ngcongca   55'
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 20 Bongani Khumalo
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
CM 23 Thanduyise Khuboni   78'
RW 10 Steven Pienaar
LW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CF 9 Katlego Mphela
CF 17 Bernard Parker   68'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Siboniso Gaxa   55'
FW 18 Siyabonga Nomvethe   68'
MF 11 Teko Modise   78'
Manager:
  Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Katlego Mphela (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Abraham González (Colombia)[10]
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)[10]
Fourth official:
Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)[10]
Fifth official:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)[10]

Record players

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Lucas Radebe captained South Africa both in 1998 and in 2002. The central defender is South Africa's joint record World Cup player.
 
Benni McCarthy is both South Africa's joint record player and joint top scorer at FIFA World Cups. He is the only South African to score at two different tournaments.
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Quinton Fortune 6 1998 and 2002
Benni McCarthy 6 1998 and 2002
Lucas Radebe 6 1998 and 2002
Aaron Mokoena 6 2002 and 2010
5 Pierre Issa 4 1998 and 2002
MacBeth Sibaya 4 2002 and 2010
7 21 players 3

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Shaun Bartlett 2 1998
Benni McCarthy 2 1998 and 2002
3 Quinton Fortune 1 2002
Teboho Mokoena 1 2002
Siyabonga Nomvethe 1 2002
Lucas Radebe 1 2002
Bongani Khumalo 1 2010
Katlego Mphela 1 2010
Siphiwe Tshabalala 1 2010

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2007.
  2. ^ "South Africa beat red-faced France and both bow out". Guardian UK. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ^ "France 1 South Africa 2". Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ "France 1 South Africa 2". BBC Sport. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Performance of host countries in previous World Cups". The Business Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b Holt, Oliver (11 June 2010). "South Africa 1-1 Mexico: The Daily Mirror match report". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  8. ^ Maasdorp, James (12 June 2010). "South Africa draws in pulsating WC opener". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  9. ^ Tongue, Steve (12 June 2010). "Marquez damps down incendiary show of South African pride". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Match Appointments" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – South Africa-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – South Africa-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France-South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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