South Africa vs South Korea: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup


Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 01:00 UTC
🏟 Estadio BBVA · Monterrey
🏁 Post-match review
South Africa defeated South Korea 1-0 in their FIFA World Cup clash. The hosts secured a narrow but decisive victory to claim three points in the group stage.
Expectation:Without pre-match market data, we cannot directly compare to favourite odds. However, a one-goal margin suggests a competitive match where South Africa's home advantage and clinical finishing proved decisive.
South Africa's win provides crucial momentum in the group stage. South Korea will need to respond in subsequent matches, having failed to convert their chances or break down a South African defence that held firm throughout.
Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).
📐 Statistical score reference
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
📈 Recent form
- 2026-06-28 · (H) 0–1 vs Canada
- 2026-06-25 · (H) 1–0 vs South Korea
- 2026-06-18 · (A) 1–1 vs Czechia
- 2026-06-11 · (A) 0–2 vs Mexico
- 2026-06-25 · (A) 0–1 vs South Africa
- 2026-06-19 · (A) 0–1 vs Mexico
- 2026-06-12 · (H) 2–1 vs Czechia
🆚 Head-to-head
- 2026-06-25 · South Africa 1–0 South Korea
🧑⚖️ Referee
Facundo Raul Tello Figueroa, Argentina
Referee averages in this competition · 3 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · South Africa [4-2-3-1]
API-Football · 27 Jul 2026, 00:52 UTC
- 1R. Williams
- 20K. Mudau
- 21I. Okon
- 14M. Mbokazi
- 6A. Modiba
- 5T. Mbatha
- 13Y. Sithole
- 12T. Maseko
- 10R. Mofokeng
- 7O. Appollis
- 17E. Makgopa
✅ Confirmed lineups · South Korea [—]
API-Football · 27 Jul 2026, 00:52 UTC
- 1Kim Seung-Gyu
- 2Lee Han-Beom
- 4Kim Min-Jae
- 3Lee Gi-Hyuk
- 22Seol Young-Woo
- 8Paik Seung-Ho
- 6Hwang In-Beom
- 13Lee Tae-Seok
- 19Lee Kang-In
- 11Hwang Hee-Chan
- 18Oh Hyeon-Gyu
🚑 Injuries / Absences
- outT. Mokoena
- outT. Zwane
No confirmed absences.
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net