South Africa 1:0 South Korea: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

South Africa DDLDWL

1:0

Finished

Kick-off was 25 Jun, 02:00 BST

South Korea LWWWLL

Venue: FNB Stadium City: Johannesburg

In the World Cup game on 25 June 2026, South Africa beat South Korea 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 4:3, corners 4:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 32 – 68

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 4

Expected goals 1.16 – 0.90

⇄ 46' Hwang Hee-Chan — Substitution ⇄ 46' Paik Seung-Ho — Substitution ⇄ 46' Lee Tae-Seok — Substitution ⇄ 62' O. Appollis — Substitution ⚽ 63' T. Maseko — Goal ⇄ 65' Kim Min-Jae — Substitution 🟨 73' A. Modiba — Yellow card ⇄ 74' Oh Hyeon-Gyu — Substitution ⇄ 75' T. Maseko — Substitution 🟨 79' Cho Gue-Sung — Yellow card ⇄ 80' R. Mofokeng — Substitution

Match events

46' 0:0 South Korea Substitution Hwang Hee-Chan off: Son Heung-Min
46' 0:0 South Korea Substitution Paik Seung-Ho off: Kim Jin-Gyu
46' 0:0 South Korea Substitution Lee Tae-Seok off: J. Castrop
62' 0:0 South Africa Substitution O. Appollis off: T. Moremi
63' 1:0 South Africa Goal T. Maseko assist: T. Moremi
65' 1:0 South Korea Substitution Kim Min-Jae off: Park Jin-Seob
73' 1:0 South Africa Yellow card A. Modiba
74' 1:0 South Korea Substitution Oh Hyeon-Gyu off: Cho Gue-Sung
75' 1:0 South Africa Substitution T. Maseko off: I. Rayners
79' 1:0 South Korea Yellow card Cho Gue-Sung
80' 1:0 South Africa Substitution R. Mofokeng off: J. Adams

Statistics

32 Possession, % 68

4 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 4

1.16 Expected goals 0.90

1 Big chances 1

67 Attacks 111

4 Corners 6

7 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 7

3 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 5

8 Throw-ins 24

All statistics

16/3644% Aerial duels 20/3656%

51 Backward passes 101

4 Blocked shots 1

40 Clearances 16

1/813% Crosses 7/3421%

6/1346% Dribbles 6/1250%

0.75 Expected assists 1.60

63 Failed passes 78

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

15 Interceptions 4

10 Key passes 7

19/5733% Long passes 29/5256%

37 Passes into the final third 160

162 Passes in the opposition half 424

186 Passes in own half 329

0.31 Shot accuracy 0.38

8 Shots from outside the box 3

5 Shots inside the box 5

7/1164% Tackles 9/1275%

340 Total passes 719

Line-ups

South Africa

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Ronwen Williams	1
6	Aubrey Maphosa Modiba	6
14	Mbekelezi Mbokazi	14
20	Khuliso Johnson Mudau	20
21	Ime Okon	21
5	Thalente Mbatha	5
7	Oswin Reagan Appollis	7
10	R. Mofokeng	10
12	Thapelo Maseko	12
13	Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole	13
17	Evidence Makgopa	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
16	Sipho Chaine	16
22	Ricardo Goss	22
2	Tholo Thabang Matuludi	2
3	Hulumani Ndamani	3
18	S. Kabini	18
19	Nkosinathi Sibisi	19
24	Olvetu Makhanja	24
26	Bradley Cross	26
23	Jayden Oswin Adams	23
25	Kamogelo Sebelebele	25
8	Tshepang Moremi	8
9	Lyle Brent Foster	9
15	Iqraam Rayners	15

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South Korea

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Seung-Gyu Kim	1
2	Han-Beom Lee	2
3	Gi-Hyuk Lee	3
4	Min-Jae Kim	4
6	Hwang In-beom	6
8	Seung-Ho Paik	8
13	Lee Tae-seok	13
22	Young-Woo Seol	22
11	Hwang Hee-chan	11
18	Hyeon-Gyu Oh	18
19	Kang-in Lee	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Song Bum-keun	12
21	Hyeon-Woo Jo	21
5	Tae-Hyeon Kim	5
14	Wi-Je Cho	14
15	Kim Moon-hwan	15
10	Jae-Sung Lee	10
16	Jin-Seop Park	16
17	Jun-Ho Bae	17
23	Jens Castrop	23
24	Jin-Gyu Kim	24
26	Dong-Gyeong Lee	26
7	Son Heung-min	7
9	Gue-Sung Cho	9
20	Hyun-Jun Yang	20
25	Ji-Sung Eom	25