Paraguay 2–2 South Africa: 2002 World Cup match
2–2Full time
Match in one glance
ParaguaySouth AfricaGoalCard
Paraguay
South Africa
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Paraguay2South Africa
Roque Santa Cruz opened the scoring at 39′.
Team comparison
ParaguaySouth Africa
2Goals2
4Bookings4
3Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1FAFrancisco ArceParaguay · 55′1goal
- 2RSRoque Santa CruzParaguay · 39′1goal
- 3QFQuinton FortuneSouth Africa · 90′+1′1goal
- 4
Teboho MokoenaSouth Africa · 63′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-02
- Venue
- Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Paraguay / South AfricaParaguay
Roque Santa Cruz39′
Francisco Arce55′
South Africa
Teboho Mokoena63′
Quinton Fortune (penalty)90+1′′
Complete match timeline
ParaguaySouth AfricaGoalCardSubstitution
Paraguay
South Africa
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0R. Santa Cruz 39′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2F. Arce 55′ · T. Mokoena 63′ · Q. Fortune 90′+1′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Paraguay
Reported rolesRT
22Ricardo TavarelliFA
2Francisco ArceCG
4Carlos GamarraCA
5Celso AyalaJC
18Julio César CáceresDC
21Denis CanizaES
6Estanislao StruwayGA
8Guido AlvarengaRA
10Roberto AcuñaJL
11Jorge Luis CamposRS
9Roque Santa CruzReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14DGDiego Gavilán66′
- 16GMGustavo Morínigo73′
- 17JCJuan Carlos Franco86′
Match contributions
- Francisco Arce⚽ 1
- Roque Santa Cruz⚽ 1
- Julio César Cáceres▰ 35′
- Denis Caniza▰ 65′
- Ricardo Tavarelli▰ 90′
- Juan Carlos Franco▰ 90′+3′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2FAFrancisco ArceRWB
- 4CGCarlos GamarraCentre-back
- 5CACelso AyalaCentre-back
- 6ESEstanislao StruwayCentral midfielder
- 8GAGuido AlvarengaCentral midfielder
- 9RSRoque Santa CruzCentre-forward
- 10RARoberto AcuñaCentral midfielder
- 11JLJorge Luis CamposAttacking midfielder
- 18JCJulio César CáceresCentre-back
- 21DCDenis CanizaLWB
- 22RTRicardo TavarelliGoalkeeper
South Africa
Reported rolesAA
16Andre ArendseBC
3Bradley CarnellAM
4Aaron MokoenaPI
13Pierre IssaLR
19Lucas RadebeSZ
15Sibusiso ZumaBM
17Benni McCarthyReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9MMMacDonald Mukansi27′
- 23GKGeorge Koumantarakis78′
Match contributions
- Aaron Mokoena▰ 3′
- Quinton Fortune⚽ 1
- Teboho Mokoena⚽ 1
- Pierre Issa▰ 9′
- Sibusiso Zuma▰ 45′+2′
- Benni McCarthy▰ 38′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2CNCyril NzamaRight midfielder
- 3BCBradley CarnellLeft-back
- 4AMAaron MokoenaRight-back
- 6MSMacBeth SibayaCentral midfielder
- 7QFQuinton FortuneLeft midfielder
- 12Teboho MokoenaCentral midfielder
- 13PIPierre IssaCentre-back
- 15SZSibusiso ZumaCentre-forward
- 16AAAndre ArendseGoalkeeper
- 17BMBenni McCarthyCentre-forward
- 19LRLucas RadebeCentre-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Paraguay2South Africa
Roque Santa Cruz opened the scoring at 39′.
Team comparison
ParaguaySouth Africa
2Goals2
4Bookings4
3Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1FAFrancisco ArceParaguay · 55′1goal
- 2RSRoque Santa CruzParaguay · 39′1goal
- 3QFQuinton FortuneSouth Africa · 90′+1′1goal
- 4Teboho MokoenaSouth Africa · 63′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-02
- Venue
- Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Paraguay / South AfricaParaguay
Roque Santa Cruz39′
Francisco Arce55′
South Africa
Teboho Mokoena63′
Quinton Fortune (penalty)90+1′′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.