World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was South Africa's 2nd appearance in the World Cup Finals.
Best World Cup Performance:
Also qualified for France 1998.
Group B
Paraguay vs South Africa
An injury-time penalty helped South Africa earn a share of the points against Paraguay.
South Africa vs Slovenia
South Africa narrowly beat Slovenia, to effectively knock them out of the tournament.
South Africa vs Spain
South Africa didn't do enough against Spain to earn a place in the Second Round.
Knockout Stage
South Africa failed to qualify for the Second Round.
Goalkeepers:
1 Johannes Vonk (SC Heerenveen)
16 Andre Arendse (Santos)
20 Calvin Marlin (Ajax Cape Town)
Defenders:
3 Bradley Carnell (VfB Stuttgart)
2 Cyril Nzama (Kaizer Chiefs)
4 Aaron Mokoena (Germinal Beerschot)
5 Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow)
6 Ntuthuko Sibaya (Jomo Cosmos)
13 Pierre Issa (Watford)
19 Lucas Radebe (Leeds United)
22 Thabang Molefe (Jomo Cosmos)
Midfielders:
7 Quinton Fortune (Manchester United)
8 Thabo Mngomeni (Orlando Pirates)
9 McDonald Mukansi (Chernomorets Bourgas)
10 Bennett Mnguni (Lokomotiv Moscow)
11 Jabu Pule (Kaizer Chiefs)
12 Tebeho Mokoena (St Gallen)
15 Sibusiso Zuma (FC Copenhagen)
18 Delron Buckley (VfL Bochum)
21 Steven Pienaar (Ajax Amsterdam)
Forwards:
14 Siyabonga Nomvete (Udinese)
17 Benedict McCarthy (FC Porto)
23 George Koumantarkis (FC Basle)
Trainer:
Carlos Queiroz.
Players to watch:
Benedict McCarthy, Delron Buckley and Quinton Fortune.
South Africa
Travel Notes:
Find out more about South Africa at Travel Notes.
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