2:0 (0:0)
- David VILLA (52')
- Fernando LLORENTE (72')
Referee Pablo POZO (CHI)
First stage
Spain - South Africa
2:0 (0:0)
Match | Date | Time | Venue / Stadium | Attendance |
| 10 | 20 June 2009 | 20:30 | Mangaung/Bloemfontein / Free State Stadium | 38212 |
Match Officials
Referee Pablo POZO (CHI) | Assistant Referee 1 Patricio BASUALTO (CHI) | |
Fourth Official Eddy MAILLET (SEY) | Assistant Referee 2 Francisco MONDRIA (CHI) | |
Match Commissioner Tai NICHOLAS (NZL) | Fifth Official Bechir HASSANI (TUN) |
- David VILLA (ESP) 52',
- Fernando LLORENTE (ESP) 72'
Goals scored
Spain
- Pepe REINA (GK)
- Raul ALBIOL
- Gerard PIQUE
- Carles PUYOL (C)
- David VILLA (-60')
- XAVI
- Fernando TORRES (-60')
- Cesc FABREGAS
- Sergio BUSQUETS
- Albert RIERA (-81')
- Alvaro ARBELOA
Line-up
- Iker CASILLAS (GK)
- Diego LOPEZ (GK)
- Carlos MARCHENA [Y]
- Pablo HERNANDEZ (+60')
- Joan CAPDEVILA
- XABI ALONSO [Y]
- SERGIO RAMOS
- Fernando LLORENTE (+60')
- Daniel GUIZA
- Santi CAZORLA (+81')
- DAVID SILVA
- Juan MATA
Substitute(s)
Coach
Vicente DEL BOSQUE (ESP)South Africa
- Itumeleng KHUNE (GK)
- Siboniso GAXA
- Tsepo MASILELA
- Aaron MOKOENA (C)
- Benson MHLONGO
- MacBeth SIBAYA [Y] (-83')
- Steven PIENAAR [Y]
- Teko MODISE
- Kagisho DIKGACOI
- Matthew BOOTH
- Bernard PARKER (-93')
Line-up
- Rowen FERNANDEZ (GK)
- Brian BALOYI (GK)
- Lance DAVIDS
- Siphiwe TSHABALALA (+93')
- Katlego MPHELA
- Elrio VAN HEERDEN
- Innocent MDLEDLE
- Thembinkosi FANTENI [Y]
- Bryce MOON
- Bongani KHUMALO
- Katlego MASHEGO (+83')
- Morgan GOULD
Substitute(s)
Coach
Joel SANTANA (BRA)- MacBeth SIBAYA (RSA) 5'
- , Raul ALBIOL (ESP) 24'
- , Teko MODISE (RSA) 53'
- , Kagisho DIKGACOI (RSA) 54'
- , Gerard PIQUE (ESP) 56'
Cautions
Expulsions
- First Half: 1'
- Second Half: 3'
Additional time
| Spain (ESP) | Statistics | South Africa (RSA) |
| 16 | Shots | 10 |
| 8 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 10 | Fouls Committed | 19 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Direct Free Kicks to Goal | 2 |
| 1 | Indirect Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 / 1 | Penalty Kicks | 0 / 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Own Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Cautions | 3 |
| 0 | Expulsions due to Second Caution | 0 |
| 0 | Direct Expulsions | 0 |
| 57% | Possession (%) | 43% |
| 43 | Actual playing time | 32 |
Budweiser Man of the Match: 8, XAVI (Spain)
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Yellow cards | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |