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England men · International friendly

South Africa
v England⁠

1–2

Full time

South Africa v England finished 1–2.

South Africa
McCarthy 18' pen
Date
Thursday 22 May 2003 · England in 2003
Kick-off
18:30 UK
Venue
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

South Africa

Starting XI

  • Bafana Baloyi GK
  • No. 17, Benni McCarthy FW Off in the 67'
  • No. 17, Shaun Bartlett FW
  • Stanton Fredericks Off in the 77'
  • Macbeth Sibaya D
  • No. 4, Aaron Mokoena M
  • No. 12, Tebeho Mokoena D Off in the 69'
  • No. 18, Delron Buckley M
  • No. 19, Lucas Radebe D
  • No. 21, Mbulelo Mabizela D
  • No. 22, Thabang Molefe M

Substitutes

  • Lesley Manyathela On in the 67'
  • Jabulani Mendu On in the 69'
  • Clement Mazibuko On in the 77'
  • Lucky Lekgwathi (not used)
  • Brett Evans (not used)
  • Tony Coyle (not used)
  • Mabhuda Khanyeza (not used)
  • Moeneeb Josephs (not used)

Referee: Lim-Kee Chong.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 1 meeting before this one

1997 – 1997

Official meetings since 1997

England v South Africa stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings2In our results database
England wins2England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
South Africa wins0South Africa victories

England have scored 4 goals to South Africa's 2 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

1

Lee

1 goals against South Africa in matches we hold scorer data for.

South Africa · Fixture leader

1

Masinga

South Africa's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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