South Africa v Korea Republic, 24 June 2026

Score1-0 to South Africa
RefereeFacundo Tello
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group A
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance51,243

View South Africa v Korea Republic head to head

Kick-off: 7.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: South Africa 60th, Korea Republic 25th . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level.

1 South Africa

Manager: Hugo Broos

0 Korea Republic

Manager: Hong Myungbo

Goals:

Thapelo Maseko 63 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams (captain)
Defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi
Defender Ime Okon
Defender/Midfielder Aubrey Modiba
Defender/Midfielder Khuliso Mudau
Midfielder Thalente Mbatha
Midfielder Sphephelo Sithole
Midfielder/Forward Oswin Appollis
Midfielder/Forward Thapelo Maseko
Midfielder/Forward Relebohile Mofokeng
Forward Evidence Makgopa

Starting lineup:

KIM Seung-gyu Goalkeeper
LEE Han-beom Defender
KIM Min-jae Defender (captain)
SEOL Young-woo Defender
LEE Gi-hyuk Defender/Midfielder
LEE Tae-seok Defender/Midfielder
HWANG In-beom Midfielder
LEE Kang-in Midfielder
PAIK Seung-ho Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
OH Hyeon-gyu Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Tshepang Moremi for Oswin Appollis 62
Iqraam Rayners for Thapelo Maseko 75
Jayden Adams for Relebohile Mofokeng 80

Substitutions:

Jens Castrop for LEE Tae-seok 46
SON Heung-min for HWANG Hee-chan 46
KIM Jin-gyu for PAIK Seung-ho 46
PARK Jin-seob for KIM Min-jae 65
CHO Gue-sung for OH Hyeon-gyu 74

Cards:

Aubrey Modiba 72 Y

Cards:

CHO Gue-sung 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sipho Chaine
Goalkeeper Ricardo Goss
Defender Bradley Cross
Defender Samukelo Kabini
Defender Olwethu Makhanya
Defender Thabang Matuludi
Defender Khulumani Ndamane
Defender Nkosinathi Sibisi
Midfielder Jayden Adams
Midfielder/Forward Tshepang Moremi
Midfielder/Forward Iqraam Rayners
Midfielder/Forward Kamogelo Sebelebele
Forward Lyle Foster

On the bench:

Goalkeeper SONG Bum-keun
Goalkeeper JO Hyeon-woo
Defender KIM Tae-hyeon
Defender CHO Wi-je
Defender/Midfielder KIM Moon-hwan
Midfielder Jens Castrop
Midfielder LEE Dong-gyeong
Midfielder YANG Hyun-jun
Midfielder LEE Jae-sung
Midfielder KIM Jin-gyu
Midfielder PARK Jin-seob
Midfielder/Forward CHO Gue-sung
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward EOM Ji-sung
Midfielder/Forward BAE Jun-ho

Comments:

Having finished as runners-up in Group A to co-hosts Mexico, South Africa had now reached the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . Bafana Bafana had now become the seventh CAF (African) nation to reach the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup finals. . 11 different players had now scored their 13 goals at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . South Africa named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Themba Zwane and Teboho Mokoena were both unavailable due to serving a suspension.

Comments:

Korea Republic failed to progress to the knockout stages at consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time due to not finishing in the top eight of the 12 third-placed teams (10th). . The Taegeuk Warriors failed to score in two of their three group games at a FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since 1990 in Italy. . This was the first that SON Heung-min was not selected in the starting line-up in their last 13 games at FIFA World Cup tournaments.

1 South Africa

Manager: Hugo Broos

Goals:

Thapelo Maseko 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams (captain)
Defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi
Defender Ime Okon
Defender/Midfielder Aubrey Modiba
Defender/Midfielder Khuliso Mudau
Midfielder Thalente Mbatha
Midfielder Sphephelo Sithole
Midfielder/Forward Oswin Appollis
Midfielder/Forward Thapelo Maseko
Midfielder/Forward Relebohile Mofokeng
Forward Evidence Makgopa

Substitutions:

Tshepang Moremi for Oswin Appollis 62
Iqraam Rayners for Thapelo Maseko 75
Jayden Adams for Relebohile Mofokeng 80

Cards:

Aubrey Modiba 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sipho Chaine
Goalkeeper Ricardo Goss
Defender Bradley Cross
Defender Samukelo Kabini
Defender Olwethu Makhanya
Defender Thabang Matuludi
Defender Khulumani Ndamane
Defender Nkosinathi Sibisi
Midfielder Jayden Adams
Midfielder/Forward Tshepang Moremi
Midfielder/Forward Iqraam Rayners
Midfielder/Forward Kamogelo Sebelebele
Forward Lyle Foster

Comments:

Having finished as runners-up in Group A to co-hosts Mexico, South Africa had now reached the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . Bafana Bafana had now become the seventh CAF (African) nation to reach the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup finals. . 11 different players had now scored their 13 goals at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . South Africa named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Themba Zwane and Teboho Mokoena were both unavailable due to serving a suspension.

0 Korea Republic

Manager: Hong Myungbo

Goals:

Starting lineup:

KIM Seung-gyu Goalkeeper
LEE Han-beom Defender
KIM Min-jae Defender (captain)
SEOL Young-woo Defender
LEE Gi-hyuk Defender/Midfielder
LEE Tae-seok Defender/Midfielder
HWANG In-beom Midfielder
LEE Kang-in Midfielder
PAIK Seung-ho Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
OH Hyeon-gyu Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jens Castrop for LEE Tae-seok 46
SON Heung-min for HWANG Hee-chan 46
KIM Jin-gyu for PAIK Seung-ho 46
PARK Jin-seob for KIM Min-jae 65
CHO Gue-sung for OH Hyeon-gyu 74

Cards:

CHO Gue-sung 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper SONG Bum-keun
Goalkeeper JO Hyeon-woo
Defender KIM Tae-hyeon
Defender CHO Wi-je
Defender/Midfielder KIM Moon-hwan
Midfielder Jens Castrop
Midfielder LEE Dong-gyeong
Midfielder YANG Hyun-jun
Midfielder LEE Jae-sung
Midfielder KIM Jin-gyu
Midfielder PARK Jin-seob
Midfielder/Forward CHO Gue-sung
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward EOM Ji-sung
Midfielder/Forward BAE Jun-ho

Comments:

Korea Republic failed to progress to the knockout stages at consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time due to not finishing in the top eight of the 12 third-placed teams (10th). . The Taegeuk Warriors failed to score in two of their three group games at a FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since 1990 in Italy. . This was the first that SON Heung-min was not selected in the starting line-up in their last 13 games at FIFA World Cup tournaments.