South Africa Champion Beanie Baby Hang Tag Reads: In the past 10 years, the country has emerged as a strong power on the African continent. South Africa qualified for the last FIFA World Cup finals in France. Country Info: Full country name:The Republic of South Africa Area: 1,221,037 sq km Population: 43.1 million Capital city:Pretoria (administrative); Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative). People: 77% black, 10% white (60% of whites are of Afrikaner descent, most of the rest are of British descent), 8% mixed race, 2.5% of Indian or Asian descent. Language: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, Ndebele. Government:Republic and independent member of the British Commonwealth Major industries:Mining, finance, insurance, food processing

On day 3, June 02, 2002 South Africa had a draw against Paraguay, both 2 to 2!
On June 08, 2002 South Africa won 1 to 0 against Slovenia!
On June 12, 2002 South Africa lost 2 to 3 against Spain, causing the South Africa Champion Beanie to retired!