South Africa beat South Korea to make World Cup history

Thapelo Maseko of South Africa celebrate wit teammates afta e score di team first goal during di FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between South Africa and Korea Republic for Monterrey Stadium on June 24, 2026 in Guadalupe, Mexico.

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Thapelo Maseko second-half strike make history for South Africa as dem reach di World Cup knockout phase for di first time sake of dia victory over South Korea for Monterrey.

Three points move South Africa up to second for di table, behind Mexico, and leave South Korea wey bin hope say dem go finish as one of di best third-placed sides.

South Africa go now face face Canada for Los Angeles on Sunday in di last 32, by 20:00 BST.

Na game wey no too produce excitement as South Africa dey okay as dem dey defend and wait to hit dia opponent wit counter-attack, while South Korea lack quality for front.

Maseko snatch unexpected winner for South Africa, as e take touch to bring di ball to im left leg inside di box before e hit di ball wey pass through di leg of Jens Castrop and inside di near post.

Before dat one, di greatest moments of jubilation inside di stadium bin don come from Mexico fans wey dey inside di stadium as dem dey celebrate dia kontri goals against Czech Republic.

While South Korea bin dominate much of di ball na di African side, wey use dia head to deal wit dem wit counter attacks wey produce di best chances wey bring di goal.

South Korea just manage to threaten South Africa, wit one header by Oh Hyeon-gyu and anoda early shot by Lee Kang among dia chances.

South Africa, wey bin neva qualify World Cup since afta dem host am for 2010, don finish third for evri oda World Cup group stage dem don play.

FIFA World Cup 2026

Knockout Stage

  • Round of 32
    • South Africa 0
      -
      1 Canada
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Los Angeles Stadium)
    • Brazil NaN
      -
      NaN Japan
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Houston Stadium)
    • Germany NaN
      -
      NaN Paraguay
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Boston Stadium)
    • Netherlands NaN
      -
      NaN Morocco
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Estadio Monterrey)
    • Ivory Coast NaN
      -
      NaN Norway
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Dallas Stadium)
    • France NaN
      -
      NaN Sweden
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (New York New Jersey Stadium)
    • Mexico NaN
      -
      NaN Ecuador
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Mexico City Stadium)
    • England NaN
      -
      NaN DR Congo
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Atlanta Stadium)
    • Belgium NaN
      -
      NaN Senegal
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Seattle Stadium)
    • United States NaN
      -
      NaN Bosnia-Herzegovina
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
    • Spain NaN
      -
      NaN Austria
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Los Angeles Stadium)
    • Portugal NaN
      -
      NaN Croatia
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Toronto Stadium)
    • Switzerland NaN
      -
      NaN Algeria
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (BC Place Vancouver)
    • Australia NaN
      -
      NaN Egypt
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Dallas Stadium)
    • Argentina NaN
      -
      NaN Cape Verde
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Miami Stadium)
    • Colombia NaN
      -
      NaN Ghana
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Kansas City Stadium)
  • Round of 16
    • Canada NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Houston Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Philadelphia Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (New York New Jersey Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Mexico City Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Dallas Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Seattle Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Atlanta Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (BC Place Vancouver)
  • Quarter-Finals
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Boston Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Los Angeles Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Miami Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Kansas City Stadium)
  • Semi-Finals
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Dallas Stadium)
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Atlanta Stadium)
  • Third Place
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (Miami Stadium)
  • Final
    • TBC NaN
      -
      NaN TBC
      (Penalties)
      NaN
      -
      NaN
      (New York New Jersey Stadium)

Group Stage

    • Group A

      Group A
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Mexico 330069
      South Africa 3111-14
      South Korea 3120-13
      Czech Republic 3021-41
      • Mexico 2
        -
        0 South Africa
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Mexico City Stadium)
      • South Korea 2
        -
        1 Czech Republic
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Guadalajara)
      • Czech Republic 1
        -
        1 South Africa
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Atlanta Stadium)
      • Mexico 1
        -
        0 South Korea
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Guadalajara)
      • Czech Republic 0
        -
        3 Mexico
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Mexico City Stadium)
      • South Africa 1
        -
        0 South Korea
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Monterrey)
    • Group B

      Group B
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Switzerland 320147
      Canada 311154
      Bosnia-Herzegovina 3111-14
      Qatar 3021-81
      • Canada 1
        -
        1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Toronto Stadium)
      • Qatar 1
        -
        1 Switzerland
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
      • Switzerland 4
        -
        1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Los Angeles Stadium)
      • Canada 6
        -
        0 Qatar
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (BC Place Vancouver)
      • Bosnia-Herzegovina 3
        -
        1 Qatar
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Seattle Stadium)
      • Switzerland 2
        -
        1 Canada
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (BC Place Vancouver)
    • Group C

      Group C
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Brazil 320167
      Morocco 320137
      Scotland 3120-33
      Haiti 3030-60
      • Brazil 1
        -
        1 Morocco
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (New York New Jersey Stadium)
      • Haiti 0
        -
        1 Scotland
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Boston Stadium)
      • Scotland 0
        -
        1 Morocco
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Boston Stadium)
      • Brazil 3
        -
        0 Haiti
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Philadelphia Stadium)
      • Morocco 4
        -
        2 Haiti
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Atlanta Stadium)
      • Scotland 0
        -
        3 Brazil
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Miami Stadium)
    • Group D

      Group D
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      United States 321046
      Australia 311104
      Paraguay 3111-24
      Turkey 3120-23
      • United States 4
        -
        1 Paraguay
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Los Angeles Stadium)
      • Australia 2
        -
        0 Turkey
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (BC Place Vancouver)
      • United States 2
        -
        0 Australia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Seattle Stadium)
      • Turkey 0
        -
        1 Paraguay
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
      • Paraguay 0
        -
        0 Australia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
      • Turkey 3
        -
        2 United States
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Los Angeles Stadium)
    • Group E

      Group E
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Germany 321066
      Ivory Coast 321026
      Ecuador 311104
      Curaçao 3021-81
      • Germany 7
        -
        1 Curaçao
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Houston Stadium)
      • Ivory Coast 1
        -
        0 Ecuador
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Philadelphia Stadium)
      • Germany 2
        -
        1 Ivory Coast
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Toronto Stadium)
      • Ecuador 0
        -
        0 Curaçao
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Kansas City Stadium)
      • Curaçao 0
        -
        2 Ivory Coast
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Philadelphia Stadium)
      • Ecuador 2
        -
        1 Germany
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (New York New Jersey Stadium)
    • Group F

      Group F
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Netherlands 320167
      Japan 310245
      Sweden 311104
      Tunisia 3030-100
      • Netherlands 2
        -
        2 Japan
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Dallas Stadium)
      • Sweden 5
        -
        1 Tunisia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Monterrey)
      • Netherlands 5
        -
        1 Sweden
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Houston Stadium)
      • Tunisia 0
        -
        4 Japan
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Monterrey)
      • Japan 1
        -
        1 Sweden
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Dallas Stadium)
      • Tunisia 1
        -
        3 Netherlands
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Kansas City Stadium)
    • Group G

      Group G
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Belgium 310245
      Egypt 310225
      Iran 300303
      New Zealand 3021-61
      • Belgium 1
        -
        1 Egypt
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Seattle Stadium)
      • Iran 2
        -
        2 New Zealand
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Los Angeles Stadium)
      • Belgium 0
        -
        0 Iran
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Los Angeles Stadium)
      • New Zealand 1
        -
        3 Egypt
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (BC Place Vancouver)
      • Egypt 1
        -
        1 Iran
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Seattle Stadium)
      • New Zealand 1
        -
        5 Belgium
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (BC Place Vancouver)
    • Group H

      Group H
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Spain 320157
      Cape Verde 300303
      Uruguay 3012-12
      Saudi Arabia 3012-42
      • Spain 0
        -
        0 Cape Verde
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Atlanta Stadium)
      • Saudi Arabia 1
        -
        1 Uruguay
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Miami Stadium)
      • Spain 4
        -
        0 Saudi Arabia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Atlanta Stadium)
      • Uruguay 2
        -
        2 Cape Verde
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Miami Stadium)
      • Cape Verde 0
        -
        0 Saudi Arabia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Houston Stadium)
      • Uruguay 0
        -
        1 Spain
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Guadalajara)
    • Group I

      Group I
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      France 330089
      Norway 321016
      Senegal 312023
      Iraq 3030-110
      • France 3
        -
        1 Senegal
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (New York New Jersey Stadium)
      • Iraq 1
        -
        4 Norway
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Boston Stadium)
      • France 3
        -
        0 Iraq
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Philadelphia Stadium)
      • Norway 3
        -
        2 Senegal
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (New York New Jersey Stadium)
      • Norway 1
        -
        4 France
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Boston Stadium)
      • Senegal 5
        -
        0 Iraq
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Toronto Stadium)
    • Group J

      Group J
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Argentina 330079
      Austria 311104
      Algeria 3111-24
      Jordan 3030-50
      • Argentina 3
        -
        0 Algeria
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Kansas City Stadium)
      • Austria 3
        -
        1 Jordan
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
      • Argentina 2
        -
        0 Austria
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Dallas Stadium)
      • Jordan 1
        -
        2 Algeria
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
      • Algeria 3
        -
        3 Austria
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Kansas City Stadium)
      • Jordan 1
        -
        3 Argentina
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Dallas Stadium)
    • Group K

      Group K
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      Colombia 320137
      Portugal 310255
      DR Congo 311114
      Uzbekistan 3030-90
      • Portugal 1
        -
        1 DR Congo
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Houston Stadium)
      • Uzbekistan 1
        -
        3 Colombia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Mexico City Stadium)
      • Portugal 5
        -
        0 Uzbekistan
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Houston Stadium)
      • Colombia 1
        -
        0 DR Congo
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Estadio Guadalajara)
      • Colombia 0
        -
        0 Portugal
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Miami Stadium)
      • DR Congo 3
        -
        1 Uzbekistan
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Atlanta Stadium)
    • Group L

      Group L
      Kontri Di one dem don play Win Loss Draw Goal Difference Points
      England 320147
      Croatia 321006
      Ghana 311104
      Panama 3030-40
      • England 4
        -
        2 Croatia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Dallas Stadium)
      • Ghana 1
        -
        0 Panama
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Toronto Stadium)
      • England 0
        -
        0 Ghana
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Boston Stadium)
      • Panama 0
        -
        1 Croatia
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Toronto Stadium)
      • Croatia 2
        -
        1 Ghana
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (Philadelphia Stadium)
      • Panama 0
        -
        2 England
        (Penalties)
        NaN
        -
        NaN
        (New York New Jersey Stadium)
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