South Africa v Congo, 16 August 1997
| Score | 1-0 to South Africa |
| Referee | Charles Masembe |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 3 |
| Venue | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
| Attendance | 90,000 |
View South Africa v Congo head to head
1
South Africa
Manager: Clive Barker
0
Congo
Manager: David Memy
Goals:
| Phil Masinga | 14 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andre Arendse
Defender/Centre back
Mark Fish
Defender/Centre back
Lucas Radebe
Midfielder
Theophilis Khumalo
Midfielder
Helman Mkhalele
Midfielder
John Moshoeu
Midfielder
Eric Tinkler
Forward
Shaun Bartlett
Forward
Phil Masinga
Substitutions:
| John Moeti for Helman Mkhalele | 56 |
| Mark Williams for Shaun Bartlett | 60 |
| Brendan Augustine for Phil Masinga | 75 |
Substitutions:
| Rock Simplice Empingou for Brice D Moukossi | 46 |
| Charles Nieux Imboula for Richard Akiana | 65 |
| Olivier Niere for Rolf Nguie Mien | 79 |
Cards:
| Lucas Radebe | Y | |
| Shaun Bartlett | Y |
Cards:
| Elie Roch Malonga | Y |