South Africa 1-2 Brazil - December 07, 1997 / Friendlies 1997
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SA
10' - Goal
Romário
38' - Goal
Bebeto
SA
52' - Substitution
Willem Jacksonis substituted by Helman Mkhalele52
53' - Substitution
John Moetiis substituted by Brendan Augustine53
73' - Substitution
Eric Tinkleris substituted by Dumisa Ngobe73
75' - Substitution
Aldairis substituted by Gonçalves 77' - Goal
Helman Mkhalele77
81' - Substitution
Bebetois substituted by Doriva
85' - Substitution
John Moshoeuis substituted by Pollen Ndlanya85
89' - Substitution
Dungais substituted by Russo
BRA
BRA
Team line-ups
South Africa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
André Arendse | 30 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lucas Radebe | 28 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willem Jackson | 52 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Mark Fish | 23 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil Tovey | 35 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sizwe Motaung | 27 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eric Tinkler | 73 | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Moshoeu | 85 | 30 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Moeti | 53 | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Doctor Khumalo | 30 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Phil Masinga | 28 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Brazil
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dida | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aldair | 75 | 32 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Júnior Baiano | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Zé Maria | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dunga | 89 | 34 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
César Sampaio | 29 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Zé Roberto | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bebeto | 3881 | 33 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Rodrigo Fabri | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Denílson | 20 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Romário | 10 | 31 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Dumisa Ngobe | 73 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Helman Mkhalele | 7752 | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Brendan Augustine | 53 | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Pollen Ndlanya | 85 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Willem Jackson
IN
Pierre Issa
OUT
John Moshoeu
IN
Helman Mkhalele
OUT
Sizwe Motaung
IN
David Nyathi
OUT
John Moeti
IN
Jabulani Mnguni
OUT
André Arendse
IN
Mark Anderson
OUT
Neil Tovey
IN
Shaun Bartlett
OUT
Doctor Khumalo
IN
Brendan Augustine
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Zé Maria
IN
Cafu
OUT
Bebeto
IN
Rivaldo
OUT
Dunga
IN
Doriva
OUT
César Sampaio
IN
Flávio Conceição
OUT
Dida
IN
Cláudio Taffarel
OUT
Rodrigo Fabri
IN
Müller
OUT
Júnior Baiano
IN
André Cruz
OUT
Denílson
IN
Dodô
OUT
Romário
IN
Zinho
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
40
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Barker vs Brazil
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Barker vs Zagallo
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
66
103
Success rate in this team:
72 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Zagallo vs South Africa
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Zagallo vs Barker
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Alucios Sesikwe
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
South Africa2 matches | General total | Brazil1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
South Africa1 match | Season total | Brazil1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on December 07, 1997 | Latest figure on December 07, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Brazil keeps its 46 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 23/12/1994). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 08/07/1981 (32 matches)
Mário Zagallo has registered 150 goal(s) since the 01/08/1994 as the manager of Brazil next after this match..
South Africa keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a win in Friendlies running (since 21/09/1996). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/11/1953 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSouth Africa 2-0 Australia18/09/1996 | DSouth Africa 0-0 Ghana21/09/1996 | VSouth Africa 1-0 DR Congo09/11/1996 | LSouth Africa 0-2 Netherlands04/06/1997 | VSouth Africa 3-0 Zambia08/06/1997 | VSouth Africa 1-0 Congo16/08/1997 |
| Overall | LEngland 2-1 South Africa24/05/1997 | LSouth Africa 0-2 Netherlands04/06/1997 | VSouth Africa 3-0 Zambia08/06/1997 | VSouth Africa 1-0 Congo16/08/1997 | LFrance 2-1 South Africa11/10/1997 | LGermany 3-0 South Africa15/11/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DNetherlands 2-2 Brazil31/08/1996 | LNorway 4-2 Brazil30/05/1997 | DFrance 1-1 Brazil03/06/1997 | VBrazil 3-1 Bolivia29/06/1997 | VSouth Korea 1-2 Brazil10/08/1997 | VJapan 0-3 Brazil13/08/1997 |
| Overall | VBrazil 3-1 Bolivia29/06/1997 | VSouth Korea 1-2 Brazil10/08/1997 | VJapan 0-3 Brazil13/08/1997 | VBrazil 4-2 Ecuador10/09/1997 | VBrazil 2-0 Morocco09/10/1997 | VBrazil 3-0 Wales11/11/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 12 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 14 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 12 |
| Scoring streak | 20 | 24 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
12 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
33 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
9 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
13 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.75 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.08 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-4 |
Bookings
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Shaun Bartlett | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 8 goals | Romário | |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Flávio Conceição |  |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Ronaldo |  |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Ronaldo | |
||
| Shaun Bartlett | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | Denílson |  |
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
3 ga
Total
2 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Away
3 gf
2 ga
Total
3 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 3 - 2 |
April 24, 1996 |
| Away | 3 - 2 |
April 24, 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Brazil
 |
Phil Masinga | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Doctor Khumalo | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against South Africa
 |
Rivaldo | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Flávio Conceição | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Bebeto | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Brazil
|
John Moeti | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Doctor Khumalo | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Helman Mkhalele | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Shaun Bartlett | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Sizwe Motaung | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Mark Fish | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs South Africa
 |
Paulo Jamelli | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Bebeto | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Zé Elias | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Dida | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Aldair | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
André Luiz | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 04, 1997
January 05, 1997
January 06, 1997
January 12, 1997
January 17, 1997
January 18, 1997
January 19, 1997
January 22, 1997
January 25, 1997
January 26, 1997
January 29, 1997
February 01, 1997
February 02, 1997
February 05, 1997
February 08, 1997
February 12, 1997
February 18, 1997
February 19, 1997
February 21, 1997
February 22, 1997
February 23, 1997
February 24, 1997
February 25, 1997
February 26, 1997
February 28, 1997
March 02, 1997
March 09, 1997
March 12, 1997
March 22, 1997
March 23, 1997
March 25, 1997
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 21, 1997
April 25, 1997
April 27, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 21, 1997
May 24, 1997
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