Argentina - South Africa 2:0

25 MAY 1998, Friendly

Goals

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

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

German Burgos, Pablo Paz, Roberto Ayala (79' Nelson Vivas), Roberto Sensini, Matias 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 (Y), Claudio López (Y), David Nyathi (Y), Quinton Fortune (Y), Phil Masinga (Y), Benni McCarthy (Y), Helman Mkhalele 72' (R)

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Trivia

Referee: Gustavo Méndez González (Uruguay).

Attendance: 40000.

Player Details

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

See also

All matches in 1990s

All matches against South Africa

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