South Africa 1–0 South Korea
South Africa
1–0HT 0–0
South Korea
South Africa played South Korea in the World Cup on 25 June 2026 at Estadio BBVA. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 63'T. Maseko (assist by T. Moremi)
- 73'Aubrey Modiba — Yellow card
- 79'Gue-sung Cho — Yellow card
Line-ups
South Africa 4-2-3-1
- R. Williams
- K. Mudau
- I. Okon
- M. Mbokazi
- A. Modiba
- T. Mbatha
- Y. Sithole
- T. Maseko
- R. Mofokeng
- O. Appollis
- E. Makgopa
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Goss
- S. Chaine
- B. Cross
- J. Adams
- T. Matuludi
- K. Ndamane
- I. Rayners
- N. Sibisi
- L. Foster
- T. Moremi
- K. Sebelebele
- O. Makhanya
- S. Kabini
- COACHES: Hugo Broos
South Korea
- Kim Seung-Gyu
- Lee Han-Beom
- Kim Min-Jae
- Lee Gi-Hyuk
- Seol Young-Woo
- Paik Seung-Ho
- Hwang In-Beom
- Lee Tae-Seok
- Lee Kang-In
- Hwang Hee-Chan
- Oh Hyeon-Gyu
- SUBSTITUTES
- Jo Hyeon-Woo
- Song Bum-Keun
- Son Heung-Min
- Kim Jin-Gyu
- Park Jin-Seob
- Lee Dong-Gyeong
- Cho Gue-Sung
- Eom Ji-Sung
- J. Castrop
- Lee Jae-Sung
- Kim Moon-Hwan
- Kim Tae-Hyeon
- Yang Hyun-Jun
- Bae Jun-Ho
- Cho Wi-Je
Match statistics
| South Africa | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 13 | Total shots | 8 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Corners | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 32% | Possession | 68% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 340 | Total passes | 719 |
| 277 | Accurate passes | 641 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 1.16 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.90 |
| -0.50 | goals_prevented | -0.50 |