Wednesday , 30 September 2026

South Africa vs South Korea, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
South Africa
1 – 0
Full Time
South Korea
Thu 25 Jun 2026 · 01:00 UTC Estadio BBVA HT 45' · FT 45'
Thapelo Maseko 63' 1–0
Aubrey Modiba 73' Y
Y 79' Gue-Sung Cho

Overview

Match Preview

South Africa vs South Korea — Worldcup at Estadio BBVA.

Match Details

  • Referee Facundo Tello
  • Assistant 1 Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Assistant 2 Gabriel Chade
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
South Africa 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals South Korea
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-25 South Africa 1–0 South Korea

Recent Form

South Africa
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
18 Jun Czechia A 1–1 D
11 Jun Mexico A 0–2 L
South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun South Africa A 0–1 L
19 Jun Mexico A 0–1 L
12 Jun Czechia H 2–1 W
05 Dec Brazil A 1–4 L
02 Dec Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Nov Ghana H 2–3 L

Season Stats

South Africa South Korea
#2 Position #3
4 Points 3
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
2 Scored 2
3 Conceded 3
-1 GD -1
1.33 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
South Africa this season
0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this season

South Africa are 2nd (4 pts). South Korea are 3rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

South Africa
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
South Korea
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio BBVA as South Africa face off against South Korea in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hugo Broos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Thalente Mbatha has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 4 appearances.
  • 15' Aubrey Modiba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both South Africa and South Korea are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Young-woo Seol, a South Korea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Evidence Makgopa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' South Africa started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Heung-min Son made 390 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Time for substitution for South Korea. Tae-seok Lee is replaced by Jens Castrop.
  • 51' South Korea are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' South Africa are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined South Korea backline.
  • 62' A tactical swap from South Africa — Tshepang Moremi on, Oswin Appollis off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' A goal from the South Africa international Thapelo Maseko! He fires home on 63 to make it 1-0!
  • 66' Min-Jae Kim makes way for Jin-seob Park at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from South Korea.
  • 71' It’s high time Hugo Broos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Aubrey Modiba is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 74' Another change for South Korea made on 74 minute. Hyun-Gyu Oh leaves to be changed by Gue-Sung Cho.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Thapelo Maseko as he leaves the pitch. Iqraam Rayners steps in for South Africa.
  • 79' The referee shows South Korea player a card on 79.
  • 80' South Africa ring the changes. Relebohile Mofokeng has done his job and it is now time for Jayden Adams to step up.
  • 85' The 25-year-old Hyun-Gyu Oh has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' South Korea is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from South Africa to claim maximum points.

Lineups

South Africa Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hugo Broos

South Korea Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hong Myungbo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 South Africa xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 South Korea xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
South Africa50% Draw36% South Korea14%
Actual: South Africa win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

South Africa or Draw
87%
Draw or South Korea
50%
South Africa or South Korea
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
South Africa27% Draw67% South Korea6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
1.3%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%
4 – 0
0.8%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — South Africa

Handicap South Africa covers Push South Korea covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 30% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 9% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

South Africa keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
South Korea keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.