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VS

FRANCE vs. SOUTH AFRICA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Free State Toyota Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
FRANCE
1 – 2
SOUTH AFRICA
✦ REFEREE: Oscar Ruiz
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 20' ⚽ Bongani Khumalo
  • 37' ⚽ Katlego Mphela
  • 45' •
  • 55' •
  • 55' •
  • 68' •
  • 70' ⚽ Florent Malouda
  • 78' •
  • 82' •
▶ MATCH STATS
FRA 50% POSSESSION 50% RSA
FRA 10 SHOTS 21 RSA
FRA 4 SHOTS ON TARGET 10 RSA
FRA 10 FOULS 12 RSA
FRA 7 SAVES 3 RSA
FRA 1 RED CARDS 0 RSA
▶ LINE-UPS
FRANCE
STARTING XI
  1. GKHugo Lloris
  2. DFWilliam Gallas
  3. DFSébastien Squillaci
  4. DFGaël Clichy
  5. DFBacary Sagna
  6. MFYoann Gourcuff
  7. MFAbou Diaby
  8. MFAlou Diarra
  9. FWDjibril Cissé
  10. MFFranck Ribéry
  11. MFAndré-Pierre Gignac
SUBSTITUTES
  • Florent Malouda▲ 45'⚽
  • Thierry Henry▲ 55'
  • Sidney Govou▲ 82'
SOUTH AFRICA
STARTING XI
  1. GKMoeneeb Josephs
  2. DFBongani Khumalo⚽
  3. DFAaron Mokoena
  4. DFTsepo Masilela
  5. DFAnele Ngcongca
  6. MFThanduyise Khuboni
  7. MFMacBeth Sibaya
  8. MFSiphiwe Tshabalala
  9. MFSteven Pienaar
  10. FWKatlego Mphela⚽
  11. Bernard Parker
SUBSTITUTES
  • Siyabonga Nomvethe▲ 68'
  • Teko Modise▲ 78'
  • Siboniso Gaxa▲ 55'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

FRANCE
Les Bleus
EST. 1919
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
SOUTH AFRICA
Bafana Bafana
EST. 1991
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ FRANCE
▶ SOUTH AFRICA
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