21 thoughts on “Soccer Zone | South Africa are disqualified in FIFA | 12 players on the field”

  1. 2:34, there are 11 players. There's player outside touchline I think it's Kabini. Mr. Hlomgwane is misleading the masses to even say the goal will be disallowed yet the player already walking outside the pitch. Yes, there's a mistake done by the 4th official but that was a brief period.

  2. , Bafana Bafana did play with 12 players for a brief period. During their international friendly match against Nicaragua that ended in a 0-0 draw, South Africa accidentally fielded 11 outfield players in addition to their goalkeeper for about two to three minutes. [1]

    The error occurred in the second half following a series of substitutions by coach Hugo Broos, where an extra player entered the field but the player coming off failed to immediately leave. The glaring mistake was later highlighted by former FIFA referee and analyst Victor Hlungwani. [1, 2]

    Because it was an international friendly, major tournament disqualifications or severe points deductions are generally unlikely, though FIFA could still issue a fine or administrative reprimand for the oversight. [1]

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