Thursday , 2 July 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
15 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 3.5 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against South Africa and South Korea has kicked off!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gi-hyuk Lee made 11 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Mbekezeli Mbokazi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Hong Myungbo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' South Africa is showing some good football. However, South Africa are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The travelling South Korea supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' South Africa seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' It looks surprising South Korea does not make any changes. Young-woo Seol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Korea that had 11 games and scored 12 goals.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jin-seob Park, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio BBVA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Another change for South Korea made on 46 minute. Tae-seok Lee leaves to be changed by Jens Castrop.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hwang Heechan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' South Africa is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. South Korea needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The whistle greets Oswin Appollis as he departs to be replaced by Tshepang Moremi.
  • 63' Goal! Thapelo Maseko scores his 1 goal in 3 matches.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Jin-seob Park. He replaces Min-Jae Kim on 66 minute.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aubrey Modiba on 73.
  • 74' Time for substitution for South Korea. Hyun-Gyu Oh is replaced by Gue-Sung Cho.
  • 75' It is a substitution in South Africa team. Thapelo Maseko is replaced by Iqraam Rayners on 75 minute.
  • 79' South Korea receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 80' Jayden Adams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Relebohile Mofokeng on 80 minute.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Full Time. South Africa beats South Korea

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.