South Africa 1–0 South Korea
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · 25 June 2026 · Estadio BBVA, Monterrey.
Status: full time. Half time 0–0. Referee: F. Tello.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: South Africa 17%, draw 25%, South Korea 58%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 5.60 / 3.80 / 1.59.
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Goals
- 63' T. Maseko (South Africa) — assist T. Moremi
Cards
- 73' A. Modiba (South Africa) — Yellow Card
- 79' Cho Gue-Sung (South Korea) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | South Africa | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 32% | 68% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.10 | 1.07 |
| Total shots | 13 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 4 | 1 |
| Passes | 333 | 711 |
| Accurate passes | 273 | 639 |
| Corners | 4 | 6 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Fouls | 7 | 9 |
| Saves | 2 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
South Africa lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Hugo Broos.
- Thapelo Maseko — Midfielder, 1 goal
- Ronwen Williams — Goalkeeper
- Relebohile Mofokeng — Attack
- Tshepang Moremi — Attack
- Mbekezeli Mbokazi — Defender
- Aubrey Modiba — Defender
- Khuliso Mudau — Defender
- Oswin Appollis — Attack
- Ime Okon — Defender
- Siphephelo Sithole — Midfielder
- Evidence Makgopa — Attack
- Iqraam Rayners — Attack
- Thalente Mbatha — Midfield
- Jayden Adams — Midfield
- Kamogelo Sebelebele — Attack
- Ricardo Goss — Goalkeeper
- Sipho Chaine — Goalkeeper
- Bradley Cross — Defender
- Khulumani Ndamane — Defender
- Nkosinathi Sibisi — Defender
- Olwethu Makhanya — Defender
- Samukelo Kabini — Defender
- Tholo Thabang Matuludi — Defender
- Lyle Foster — Attack
South Korea lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Myung-Bo Hong.
- Gi-hyuk Lee — Defender
- Young-woo Seol — Defender
- Hwang In-beom — Midfielder
- Jin-seob Park — Midfield
- Jin-gyu Kim — Midfield
- Lee Tae-seok — Defender
- Han-beom Lee — Defender
- Kang-in Lee — Midfield
- Kim Min-jae — Defender
- Seung Ho Paik — Midfielder
- Jens Castrop — Midfield
- Hyeon-gyu Oh — Attack
- Hwang Hee-chan — Attacker
- Kim Seung-gyu — Goalkeeper
- Son Heung-min — Attacker
- Gue-sung Cho — Attack
- Jun-ho Bae — Midfield
- Ji-sung Eom — Attack
- Dong-gyeong Lee — Midfield
- Kim Moon-hwan — Defender
- Wi-je Cho — Defender
- Kim Tae-hyeon — Defender
- Yang Hyun-Jun — Attacker
- Song Bum-keun — Goalkeeper
- Jo Hyeonwoo — Goalkeeper
- Jae-sung Lee — Midfield
South Africa — recent form
- Czech Republic 1–1 South Africa · 2026-06-18
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa · 2026-06-11
- Jamaica 1–1 South Africa · 2026-06-06
- South Africa 0–0 Nicaragua · 2026-05-29
- South Africa 1–2 Panama · 2026-03-31
- South Africa 1–1 Panama · 2026-03-27
- South Africa 1–2 Cameroon · 2026-01-04
- Zimbabwe 2–3 South Africa · 2025-12-29
South Korea — recent form
- Mexico 1–0 South Korea · 2026-06-19
- South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic · 2026-06-12
- South Korea 1–0 El Salvador · 2026-06-04
- South Korea 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago · 2026-05-31
- Austria 1–0 South Korea · 2026-03-31
- South Korea 0–4 Ivory Coast · 2026-03-28
- South Korea 1–0 Ghana · 2025-11-18
- South Korea 2–0 Bolivia · 2025-11-14
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| South Korea | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |