South Africa 2–3 Spain: 2002 World Cup match
2–3Full time
Match in one glance
South AfricaSpainGoalCard
South Africa
Spain
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2South Africa3Spain
Raúl opened the scoring at 4′.
Team comparison
South AfricaSpain
2Goals3
4Bookings0
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RRaúlSpain · 4′, 56′2goals
- 2BMBenni McCarthySouth Africa · 31′1goal
- 3LRLucas RadebeSouth Africa · 53′1goal
- 4GMGaizka MendietaSpain · 45′+1′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-12
- Venue
- Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
South Africa / SpainSouth Africa
Benni McCarthy31′
Lucas Radebe53′
Spain
Raúl4′
Gaizka Mendieta45+1′′
Raúl56′
Complete match timeline
South AfricaSpainGoalCardSubstitution
South Africa
Spain
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
15 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 2Raúl 4′ · B. McCarthy 31′ · G. Mendieta 45′+1′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1L. Radebe 53′ · Raúl 56′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
South Africa
Reported rolesAA
16Andre ArendseCN
2Cyril NzamaBC
3Bradley CarnellAM
4Aaron MokoenaLR
19Lucas RadebeSN
14Siyabonga NomvetheBM
17Benni McCarthyReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 5JLJacob Lekgetho83′
- 22TMThabang Molefe80′
- 23GKGeorge Koumantarakis74′
Match contributions
- Cyril Nzama▰ 16′
- Bradley Carnell▰ 67′
- Aaron Mokoena▰ 81′
- Siyabonga Nomvethe▰ 69′
- Benni McCarthy⚽ 1
- Lucas Radebe⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2CNCyril NzamaRight-back
- 3BCBradley CarnellLeft-back
- 4AMAaron MokoenaCentre-back
- 6MSMacBeth SibayaCentral midfielder
- 7QFQuinton FortuneLeft midfielder
- 12
Teboho MokoenaCentral midfielder - 14SNSiyabonga NomvetheCentre-forward
- 15SZSibusiso ZumaRight midfielder
- 16AAAndre ArendseGoalkeeper
- 17BMBenni McCarthyCentre-forward
- 19LRLucas RadebeCentre-back
Spain
Reported rolesIC
1Iker CasillasCT
2Curro TorresIH
4Iván HelgueraER
15Enrique RomeroMÁ
20Miguel Ángel NadalDA
14David AlbeldaGM
16Gaizka MendietaX
19XaviJ
22JoaquínR
7RaúlFM
9Fernando MorientesReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 12ALAlbert Luque77′
- 18SSergio53′
- 21LELuis Enrique82′
Match contributions
- Raúl⚽ 2
- Gaizka Mendieta⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1ICIker CasillasGoalkeeper
- 2CTCurro TorresRight-back
- 4IHIván HelgueraCentre-back
- 7RRaúlCentre-forward
- 9FMFernando MorientesCentre-forward
- 14DADavid AlbeldaCentral midfielder
- 15EREnrique RomeroLeft-back
- 16GMGaizka MendietaLeft midfielder
- 19XXaviCentral midfielder
- 20MÁMiguel Ángel NadalCentre-back
- 22JJoaquínRight midfielder
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
2South Africa3Spain
Raúl opened the scoring at 4′.
Team comparison
South AfricaSpain
2Goals3
4Bookings0
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RRaúlSpain · 4′, 56′2goals
- 2BMBenni McCarthySouth Africa · 31′1goal
- 3LRLucas RadebeSouth Africa · 53′1goal
- 4GMGaizka MendietaSpain · 45′+1′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
5 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-12
- Venue
- Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
South Africa / SpainSouth Africa
Benni McCarthy31′
Lucas Radebe53′
Spain
Raúl4′
Gaizka Mendieta45+1′′
Raúl56′
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.