Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: South Africa U23 4th with 2, Iraq U23 3rd with 3. South Africa U23 had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, South Africa U23 ran at 0.33 scored and 0.67 conceded, Iraq U23 at 0.33 and 0.33.
The match was played at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo (capacity 49,205). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.