World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 3 | 2026-06-25 10:00 JST
Match summary South Africa and South Korea met in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 3 on June 25. South Africa held on to a 1-0 win over South Korea. It was 0-0 at half-time. South Africa scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Possession: South Africa 32%, South Korea 68%. Shots: South Africa 13, South Korea 8. South Africa scored 1 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 William 6 Modiba 14 Mbok azi 21 Okon 20 Mudau 13 Sithole 5 Mbatha 7 Appolli 10 Mofoken 12 Maseko 17 Makgopa
1.16 Expected goals (xG) 0.9
-0.5 Goals prevented (xG) -0.5
View as table South Africa Stat South Korea 4-2-3-1 Formation 32% Possession 68% 1.16 Expected goals (xG) 0.9 13 Shots 8 4 Shots on target 3 5 Shots off target 4 4 Blocked shots 1 5 Shots inside the box 5 8 Shots outside the box 3 4 Corner kicks 6 3 Offsides 0 7 Fouls 9 340 Passes 719 277 Accurate passes 641 81% Pass accuracy 89% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 -0.5 Goals prevented (xG) -0.5 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Facundo Raul Tello Figueroa, Argentina
Player stats South Africa Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Ronwen Williams 0 17(45%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 1(1) DF Khuliso Mudau 0 1(100%) 38(97%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.2 90 4 4(3) DF I. Okon 0 48(92%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1 2 5(2) DF Mbekezeli Mbokazi 0 1 24(83%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 2 3(3) DF Aubrey Modiba 1 0 1 1 12(71%) 0 1 0 1 7.3 90 1 2(1) MF Thalente Mbatha 2 1 0 1 30(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 3 5(2) MF Sphephelo Sithole 0 1(100%) 1 48(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 90 1 2 9(4) MF T. Maseko 2 1 1 1(20%) 1 7(78%) 0 0 0 4 7.7 75 1 15(6) MF R. Mofokeng 1 0 2 19(83%) 0 0 0 7.3 80 4 6(2) MF Oswin Appollis 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 20(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 62 5(2) FW Evidence Makgopa 2 1 0 3 7(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 1 23(11) FW Tshepang Moremi 0 1(100%) 1 3(50%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.2 28 1 5(3) FW Iqraam Rayners 0 1(100%) 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.6 15 3(2) MF Jayden Adams 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 1 1(None) GK Ricardo Goss 0 0 0 0 GK Sipho Chaine 0 0 0 0 DF Bradley Cross 0 0 0 0 DF Khulumani Ndamane 0 0 0 0 DF Nkosinathi Sibisi 0 0 0 0 DF Olwethu Makhanya 0 0 0 0 DF Samukelo Kabini 0 0 0 0 DF Tholo Thabang Matuludi 0 0 0 0 MF Kamogelo Sebelebele 0 0 0 0 FW Lyle Foster 0 0 0 0
South Korea Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kim Seung-Gyu 0 31(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1(1) DF Lee Han-Beom 0 1 1 75(96%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 6(3) DF Kim Min-Jae 1 1 0 1 83(99%) 0 0 0 6.9 65 1 6(2) DF Gi-Hyuk Lee 0 1(100%) 2 2 91(87%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 2 12(8) MF Seol Young-Woo 1 0 1 33(89%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 2 6(4) MF Paik Seung-Ho 0 35(85%) 0 0 0 6.7 45 MF Hwang In-Beom 0 2 71(91%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 7(3) MF Lee Tae-seok 0 1(100%) 3 9(90%) 0 0 0 2 7 45 1 7(5) FW Lee Kang-In 1 0 2(67%) 50(82%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 1 10(5) FW Hwang Hee-Chan 1 0 1(33%) 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 5(2) FW Oh Hyeon-Gyu 2 1 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.5 74 6(2) MF Jens Castrop 0 1(50%) 1 23(77%) 0 0 0 3 6.7 45 1 7(3) MF Jin-gyu Kim 0 1 52(98%) 0 0 0 7 45 1 3(1) FW Son Heung-Min 0 19(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 1(1) MF Jin-seob Park 1 1 0 45(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 25 4(4) FW Cho Gue-Sung 0 3(60%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 16 6(1) GK Jo Hyeon-woo 0 0 0 0 GK Song Bum-keun 0 0 0 0 DF Kim Moon-hwan 0 0 0 0 DF Kim Tae-Hyeon 0 0 0 0 DF Wi-je Cho 0 0 0 0 MF Dong-gyeong Lee 0 0 0 0 MF Lee Jae-Sung 0 0 0 0 FW Eom Ji-Sung 0 0 0 0 MF Bae Jun-Ho 0 0 0 0 FW Yang Hyun-Jun 0 0 0 0
Lineups South Africa Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 R. Williams Starter DF 20 K. Mudau Starter DF 21 I. Okon Starter DF 14 M. Mbokazi Starter DF 6 A. Modiba Starter MF 5 T. Mbatha Starter MF 13 Y. Sithole Starter MF 12 T. Maseko Starter MF 10 R. Mofokeng Starter MF 7 O. Appollis Starter FW 17 E. Makgopa Bench MF 23 J. Adams Bench FW 15 I. Rayners Bench FW 8 T. Moremi
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 R. Goss Bench GK 16 S. Chaine Bench DF 26 B. Cross Bench DF 2 T. Matuludi Bench DF 3 K. Ndamane Bench DF 19 N. Sibisi Bench FW 9 L. Foster Bench MF 25 K. Sebelebele Bench DF 24 O. Makhanya Bench DF 18 S. Kabini
South Korea Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Kim Seung-Gyu Starter DF 2 Lee Han-Beom Starter DF 4 Kim Min-Jae Starter DF 3 Lee Gi-Hyuk Starter MF 22 Seol Young-Woo Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 6 Hwang In-Beom Starter MF 13 Lee Tae-Seok Starter FW 19 Lee Kang-In Starter FW 11 Hwang Hee-Chan Starter FW 18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu Bench FW 7 Son Heung-Min Bench MF 24 Kim Jin-Gyu Bench MF 16 Park Jin-Seob Bench FW 9 Cho Gue-Sung Bench MF 23 J. Castrop
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 Jo Hyeon-Woo Bench GK 12 Song Bum-Keun Bench MF 26 Lee Dong-Gyeong Bench FW 25 Eom Ji-Sung Bench MF 10 Lee Jae-Sung Bench DF 15 Kim Moon-Hwan Bench DF 5 Kim Tae-Hyeon Bench FW 20 Yang Hyun-Jun Bench MF 17 Bae Jun-Ho Bench 14 Cho Wi-Je
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 2H 1' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Hwang Hee-Chan → IN Son Heung-Min 2H 1' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Paik Seung-Ho → IN Kim Jin-Gyu 2H 1' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Lee Tae-Seok → IN J. Castrop 2H 17' South Africa 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Appollis → IN T. Moremi 2H 18' South Africa ⚽ Goal T. Maseko 1-0 2H 20' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Kim Min-Jae → IN Park Jin-Seob 2H 28' South Africa 🟨 Yellow card Aubrey Modiba 2H 29' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Oh Hyeon-Gyu → IN Cho Gue-Sung 2H 30' South Africa 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Maseko → IN I. Rayners 2H 34' South Korea 🟨 Yellow card Cho Gue-Sung 2H 35' South Africa 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Mofokeng → IN J. Adams
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