South Africa 1998
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- Apr 22, 2022
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Standing: Fish, Masinga, Issa, Vonk, Jackson and Radebe.
Bended: McCarthy, Augustine, Fortune, Nyathi and Moshoeu.
Their first appearance was in France 1998, six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family. Despite a 3–0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia, the team finished third and thus exited the tournament.
South Africa 1998 FIFA World Cup Squad
Head coach: Philippe Troussier
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Hans VONK
16 Brian BALOYI
22 Paul EVANS*
23 Simon GOPANE*
DEFENDERS:
2 Themba MNGUNI
3 David NYATHI
4 Willem JACKSON
21 Pierre ISSA
MIDFIELDERS:
7 Quinton FORTUNE
8 Alfred PHIRI
10 John MOSHOEU
11 Helman MKHALELE
18 Lebohang MORULA
20 William MOKOENA
FORWARDS:
9 Shaun BARTLETT
12 Brendan AUGUSTINE
13 Delron BUCKLEY
14 Jerry SIKHOSANA
*The originally registered goalkeeper Andre Arendse was injured before the start of the tournament. Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Simon Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches
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