| Date | 14 September 2000 — 20:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |
| Referee | Stéphane Bré |  FRA |
| Linesman | Rambout Hennissen |  BEL |
| Linesman | Wagih Ahmed Farag |  EGY |
| 4th Official | Mario Sánchez |  CHI |
| Attendance | 17,500 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Japan |  JPN | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | South Africa |  RSA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Japan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Naohiro Takahara | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Junichi Inamoto | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Tomokazu Myojin | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 14 | Masashi Motoyama | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Yuji Nakazawa | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 12 | Tomoyuki Sakai | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Ryuzo Morioka | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 16 | Koji Nakata | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Seigo Narazaki | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| Coach | Philippe Troussier | ||||||||||
South Africa| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15 | Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Benni McCarthy | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Toni Nhleko | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Quinton Fortune | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Stanton Fredericks | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Jabu Pule | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Abram Nteo | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 16 | Delron Buckley | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Fabian McCarthy | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | David Kannemeyer | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Nkhiphitheni Matombo | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Matthew Booth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 14 | Aaron Mokoena | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Emille Baron | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 26 | |||||
| Coach | Ephraim Mashaba | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (1) | Benni McCarthy | | yellow | ||
| 18 (1) | Ryuzo Morioka | | yellow | ||
| 41 (1) | Delron Buckley | | yellow | ||
| 50 (2) | Quinton Fortune | | yellow | ||
| 53 (2) | Tomoyuki Sakai | | yellow | ||
| 74 (2) | David Kannemeyer | | yellow | ||
| 86 (2) | Koji Nakata | | yellow | ||
| 90+3 (2) | Jabu Pule | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 (1) | Siyabonga Nomvethe | | 0-1 | ||
| 45+1 (1) | Naohiro Takahara | | 1-1 | ||
| 79 (2) | Naohiro Takahara | | 2-1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 (2) | Nkhiphitheni Matombo | | out | ||
| 55 (2) | Stanton Fredericks | | in | ||
| 79 (2) | Atsushi Yanagisawa | | out | ||
| 79 (2) | Masashi Motoyama | | in | ||
| 87 (2) | Siyabonga Nomvethe | | out | ||
| 87 (2) | Delron Buckley | | out | ||
| 87 (2) | Toni Nhleko | | in | ||
| 87 (2) | Jabu Pule | | in |
