FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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South Africa DWLDW 1
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Estadio BBVA · 51,243 att. · FS1

Match Report

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South Africa stun South Korea to reach World Cup knockouts for 1st time

South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
68.4
Possession
31.6
8
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
641
Accurate Passes
277
719
Passes
340
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
34
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
57
29
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
15
16
Effective Clearances
40
16
Clearances
40

Highlights

00:31 South Africa fans celebrate into the morning after historic win Watch on ESPN

Lineups

RSA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 14Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  3. 21Ime OkonCD-R
  4. 6Aubrey ModibaLB
  5. 20Khuliso MudauRB
  6. 10Relebohile MofokengAM
  7. 13Sphephelo SitholeLM
  8. 5Thalente MbathaRM
  9. 17Evidence MakgopaF
  10. 7Oswin AppollisAM-L
  11. 12Thapelo MasekoAM-R

KOR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kim Seung-GyuG
  2. 4Kim Min-JaeCD
  3. 3Lee Gi-HyukCD-L
  4. 2Lee Han-BeomCD-R
  5. 6Hwang In-BeomCM-L
  6. 8Paik Seung-HoCM-R
  7. 13Lee Tae-SeokLM
  8. 22Seol Young-WooRM
  9. 18Oh Hyeon-GyuF
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 19Lee Kang-InCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 45' Substitution, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  6. 45' Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
  7. 45' Substitution, Korea Republic. Jens Castrop replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
  8. 62' Substitution, South Africa. Tshepang Moremi replaces Oswin Appollis.
  9. 63' Goal! South Africa 1, Korea Republic 0. Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tshepang Moremi following a fast break.
  10. 65' Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Kim Min-Jae.
  11. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  12. 69'
  13. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 71'
  15. 73' Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 74' Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
  17. 75' Substitution, South Africa. Iqraam Rayners replaces Thapelo Maseko.
  18. 79' Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 80' Substitution, South Africa. Jayden Adams replaces Relebohile Mofokeng.

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