International Friendly

November 14, 2009
  • FTFT
     
    Macedonia
    Canada
    3
    0
    3
    0
    1
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    Saudi Arabia
    Belgium
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
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    South Africa
    Japan
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
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    Estonia
    Albania
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
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    Saudi Arabia
    Belarus
    1
    1
    1
    1
    5
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    Slovakia
    USA
    1
    0
    1
    0
    6
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    Poland
    Romania
    0
    1
    0
    1
    7
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    Croatia
    Liechtenstei
    5
    0
    5
    0
    8
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    Switzerland
    Norway
    0
    1
    0
    1
    9
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    Luxembourg
    Iceland
    1
    1
    1
    1
    10
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    Denmark
    South Korea
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11
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    Belgium
    Hungary
    3
    0
    3
    0
    12

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South Africa

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Japan

International Friendly

13:30 GMT, November 14, 2009

First National Bank Stadium

Parreira and McCarthy fail to inspire Bafana Bafana

Benni McCarthy, Tanaka Marcus
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Benni McCarthy and Tanaka Marcus battle for the ball

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South Africa Japan

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South Africa Japan
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· Squads: South Africa | Japan

The return of coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and striker Benni McCarthy failed to inspire World Cup hosts South Africa in a goalless draw with Japan on Saturday.

Parreira returned last month after the firing of Brazilian compatriot Joel Santana at the end of a long losing sequence for South Africa.

He recalled McCarthy for Saturday's friendly after a 10-month absence but it was to little effect, as Japan enjoyed most of the better moments in a game of few chances.

"It was a difficult game but it's a beginning," Parreira told reporters. "It was alright but that is not good enough. It would have been good only if we had won the match."

Japan were the first side to win a place at the 2010 finals and Saturday's match was the first international played at the new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, built especially for the tournament.

It was Bafana Bafana's fifth consecutive game without scoring a game and they have won only one of their in 13 games, a 2-0 win against New Zealand in the Confederation's Cup in June.