South AfricaSouth Africa vs South Korea — World Cup
1-0
South KoreaEstadio BBVA, Monterrey
Going into the match, South Africa had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; South Korea had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.0. South Africa are 2nd in the World Cup on 4 points; South Korea are 3rd on 3.
Match report
Home form going in: South Africa
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (D L L L W). 1.2 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Czech Republic · 18 Jun 2026
- L 2-0 at Mexico · 11 Jun 2026
- L 2-1 at Senegal · 15 Nov 2017
- L 0-2 vs Senegal · 11 Nov 2017
- W 3-1 vs Burkina Faso · 7 Oct 2017
- L 1-2 vs Cape Verde Islands · 6 Sept 2017
Away form going in: South Korea
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (L W L W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Mexico · 19 Jun 2026
- W 2-1 vs Czech Republic · 12 Jun 2026
- L 4-1 at Brazil · 5 Dec 2022
- W 2-1 vs Portugal · 2 Dec 2022
- L 2-3 vs Ghana · 28 Nov 2022
- D 0-0 at Uruguay · 24 Nov 2022
How it unfolded
- 63' Normal Goal — T. Maseko (South Africa)
Match statistics
| South Africa | Metric | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Ball possession | 68 |
| 1.16 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.9 |
| 13 | Total shots | 8 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 340 | Total passes | 719 |
| 277 | Accurate passes | 641 |
| 81 | Pass accuracy | 89 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| -0.5 | Goals prevented | -0.5 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | 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 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |