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Argentina - South Africa 2:0

25 MAY 1998, Friendly

Goals

1:0 Gabriel Batistuta 49', 2:0 Ariel Ortega 90'

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Germán Burgos, Pablo Paz, Roberto Ayala (79' Nelson Vivas), Roberto Sensini, Matías Almeyda, Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Zanetti, Gabriel Batistuta, Claudio López, Ariel Ortega

South Africa (Philippe Trousier)

Hans Vonk, Willem Jackson (68' Themba Mnguni), David Nyathi, Mark Fish, Lucas Radebe, Quinton Fortune, Helman Mkhalele, John Moshoeu, Brendan Augustine (77' Delron Buckley), Phil Masinga, Benni McCarthy

Cards

Juan Sebastián Verón (yellow card), Claudio López (yellow card), David Nyathi (yellow card), Quinton Fortune (yellow card), Phil Masinga (yellow card), Benni McCarthy (yellow card), Helman Mkhalele 72' (red card)

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Trivia

Referee: Gustavo Méndez González (Uruguay).

Attendance: 40000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Germán Burgos14River Plate
Pablo Paz13Tenerife
Roberto Ayala38Napoli
Nelson Vivas13Lugano
Roberto Sensini45Parma
Matías Almeyda18Lazio
Diego Simeone71Inter
Juan Sebastián Verón18Sampdoria
Javier Zanetti32Inter
Gabriel Batistuta62Fiorentina
Claudio López22Valencia
Ariel Ortega51Valencia

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
15 APR 1998AwayIsrael1:2Friendly
22 APR 1998AwayIreland2:0Friendly
29 APR 1998AwayBrazil1:0Friendly
14 MAY 1998HomeBosnia-Herz.5:0Friendly
19 MAY 1998HomeChile1:0Friendly

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
14 JUN 1998Japan1:0World Cup
21 JUN 1998Jamaica5:0World Cup
26 JUN 1998Croatia1:0World Cup
30 JUN 1998England(4)2:2(3)World Cup
04 JUL 1998Netherlands1:2World Cup

Verified with South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013