South Africa

FIFA #54 · 2ndin Group A · 1-1-1

YES!

South Africa beat South Korea

1-0-2 0 – 1

1-1-1

FT · Wed, Jun 24

Match Details

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Highlights

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.

Recap via ESPN

0:31 South Africa fans celebrate into the morning after historic win

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Commentary

·Match ends, South Africa 1, Korea Republic 0.
90'+7'Second Half ends, South Africa 1, Korea Republic 0.
90'+3'Attempt saved. Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Ronwen Williams (South Africa). Assisted by Jens Castrop with a cross.
90'+2'Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Yaya Sithole.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
88'Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Jin-Gyu.
87'Foul by Jens Castrop (Korea Republic).
87'Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'Attempt missed. Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
86'Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jayden Adams.
85'Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Yaya Sithole.
83'Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

	1	2	T
KOR	0	0	0
RSA	0	1	1

Match Leaders

South Korea

OH Oh Hyeon-Gyu · 2Total Shots
KS Kim Seung-Gyu · 3Saves
LG Lee Gi-Hyuk · 11Defensive Interventions
LG Lee Gi-Hyuk · 91Accurate Passes

South Africa

TM Thapelo Maseko · 1Goals
TM Thapelo Maseko · 5Total Shots
RW Ronwen Williams · 2Saves
KM Khuliso Mudau · 20Defensive Interventions
IO Ime Okon · 48Accurate Passes

FIFA World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Key Events

80'Substitution, South Africa. Jayden Adams replaces Relebohile Mofokeng.

79'Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

75'Substitution, South Africa. Iqraam Rayners replaces Thapelo Maseko.

74'Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.

73'Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

65'Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Kim Min-Jae.

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.

62'Substitution, South Africa. Tshepang Moremi replaces Oswin Appollis.

45'Substitution, Korea Republic. Jens Castrop replaces Lee Tae-Seok.

45'Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Paik Seung-Ho.

45'Substitution, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.