South Africa v Japan, 14 November 2009
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Baltzar Baltzar |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
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South Africa
Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Moeneeb Josephs
Defender
Morgan Gould
Defender
Tshepo Masilela
Defender/Centre back
Aaron Mokoena
Defender/Midfielder
Anele Ngcongca
Midfielder
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Midfielder
Teko Modise
Midfielder
Macbeth Sibaya
Midfielder
Simphiwe Tshabalala
Forward
Benni McCarthy
Forward
Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
| Reneilwe Letsholonyane for Kagisho Dikgacoi | 69 |
| Elrio Van Heerden for Teko Modise | 69 |
| Daine Klate for Simphiwe Tshabalala | 69 |
| Bernard Parker for Benni McCarthy | 74 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Daine Klate
Midfielder
Reneilwe Letsholonyane
Midfielder
Bernard Parker
Midfielder
Elrio Van Heerden
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Starting lineup:
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Daisuke Matsui for Junichi Inamoto | 59 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura for Keisuke Honda | 59 |
| Shinzo Koroki for Yoshito Okubo | 71 |
| Yuhei Tokunaga for Atsuto Uchida | 71 |
| Yasuyuki Konno for Yūichi Komano | 80 |
On the bench:
Defender/Midfielder
Yuhei Tokunaga
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Shinzo Koroki