South Africa v Spain, 12 June 2002
| Score | 3-2 to Spain |
| Referee | Saad Mane |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group B |
| Venue | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon |
| Attendance | 31,024 |
View South Africa v Spain head to head
Kick-Off: 20:30pm Local (12:30 BST)
Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Man of the Match:
Raúl (Spain)
2
South Africa
Manager: Jomo Sono
3
Spain
Manager: Jose Antonio Camacho
Goals:
| Benni McCarthy | 31 |
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| Lucas Radebe | 53 |
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Goals:
| Raúl | 4 |
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| Mendieta | 45 |
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| Raúl | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andre Arendse
Defender/Centre back
Aaron Mokoena
Defender/Centre back
Lucas Radebe
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Cyril Nzama
Midfielder
Bradley Carnell
Midfielder
Quinton Fortune
Midfielder
Tebeho Mokoena
Midfielder
Macbeth Sibaya
Forward
Benni McCarthy
Forward
Siyabonga Nomvethe
Forward
Sibusiso Zuma
Substitutions:
| George Koumantarakis for Siyabonga Nomvethe | 74 |
| Thabang Molefe for Lucas Radebe | 80 |
| Jacob Lekgetho for Quinton Fortune | 83 |
Substitutions:
| Sergio for Albelda | 53 |
| Luis Enrique for Raúl | 82 |
| Luque for Morientes | 82 |
Cards:
| Cyril Nzama | 16 | Y |
| Bradley Carnell | 67 | Y |
| Siyabonga Nomvethe | 69 | Y |
| Aaron Mokoena | 81 | Y |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Calvin Marlin
Goalkeeper
Hans Vonk
Defender
Pierre Issa
Defender
Jacob Lekgetho
Defender
Thabang Molefe
Midfielder
Jabu Mahlangu
Midfielder
Thabo Mngomeni
Midfielder
MacDonald Mukansi
Midfielder
Steven Pienaar
Forward
Delron Buckley
Forward
George Koumantarakis
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pedro Contreras
Goalkeeper
Ricardo
Defender
Hierro
Defender
Juanfran
Defender
Carlos Puyol
Midfielder
de Pedro
Midfielder
Luis Enrique
Midfielder
Ruban Baraja
Midfielder
Sergio
Midfielder
Valerón
Forward
Diego Tristan
Forward
Luque