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South Africa
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South Korea
Full Time
HT 0-0
T. Maseko 63'

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Match Started
Half Time
Hwang Hee-Chan Son Heung-Min 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Paik Seung-Ho Kim Jin-Gyu 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Lee Tae-Seok J. Castrop 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
O. Appollis T. Moremi 62'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
T. Maseko 63'

Goal (Assist: T. Moremi)

Turning point Momentum boost
Kim Min-Jae Park Jin-Seob 65'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
A. Modiba 73'

Yellow Card

Notable Disciplinary setback
Oh Hyeon-Gyu Cho Gue-Sung 74'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
T. Maseko I. Rayners 75'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Cho Gue-Sung 79'

Yellow Card

Notable Disciplinary setback
R. Mofokeng J. Adams 80'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Full Time
End of Match

South Africa 4-2-3-1 Hugo Broos

Ronwen Williams 1
Williams
Aubrey Modiba 6
Modiba
Mbekezeli Mbokazi 14
Mbokazi
Ime Okon 21
Okon
Khuliso Mudau 20
Mudau
Sphephelo Sithole 13
Sithole
Thalente Mbatha 5
Mbatha
Oswin Appollis 7
Appollis
Relebohile Mofokeng 10
Mofokeng
Thapelo Maseko 12
Maseko
Evidence Makgopa 17
Makgopa

Starters

  • Ronwen Williams1 Ronwen Williams
  • Aubrey Modiba6 Aubrey Modiba
  • Mbekezeli Mbokazi14 Mbekezeli Mbokazi
  • Ime Okon21 Ime Okon
  • Khuliso Mudau20 Khuliso Mudau
  • Sphephelo Sithole13 Sphephelo Sithole
  • Thalente Mbatha5 Thalente Mbatha
  • Oswin Appollis7 Oswin Appollis
  • Relebohile Mofokeng10 Relebohile Mofokeng
  • Thapelo Maseko12 Thapelo Maseko
  • Evidence Makgopa17 Evidence Makgopa

Substitutes

  • Tholo Thabang Matuludi2 Tholo Thabang Matuludi
  • Khulumani Ndamane3 Khulumani Ndamane
  • Tshepang Moremi8 Tshepang Moremi
  • Lyle Foster9 Lyle Foster
  • Iqraam Rayners15 Iqraam Rayners
  • Sipho Chaine16 Sipho Chaine
  • Samukelo Kabini18 Samukelo Kabini
  • Nkosinathi Sibisi19 Nkosinathi Sibisi
  • Ricardo Goss22 Ricardo Goss
  • Jayden Adams23 Jayden Adams
  • Olwethu Makhanya24 Olwethu Makhanya
  • Kamogelo Sebelebele25 Kamogelo Sebelebele
  • Bradley Cross26 Bradley Cross

South Korea 3-4-2-1 Myung-Bo Hong

Kim Seung-gyu 1
Seung-gyu
Gi-Hyuk Lee 3
Lee
Kim Min-jae 4
Min-jae
Han-Beom Lee 2
Lee
Lee Tae-seok 13
Tae-seok
Hwang In-beom 6
In-beom
Seung Ho Paik 8
Paik
Young-woo Seol 22
Seol
Hwang Hee-chan 11
Hee-chan
Kang-in Lee 19
Lee
Hyeon-gyu Oh 18
Oh

Starters

  • Kim Seung-gyu1 Kim Seung-gyu
  • Gi-Hyuk Lee3 Gi-Hyuk Lee
  • Kim Min-jae4 Kim Min-jae
  • Han-Beom Lee2 Han-Beom Lee
  • Lee Tae-seok13 Lee Tae-seok
  • Hwang In-beom6 Hwang In-beom
  • Seung Ho Paik8 Seung Ho Paik
  • Young-woo Seol22 Young-woo Seol
  • Hwang Hee-chan11 Hwang Hee-chan
  • Kang-in Lee19 Kang-in Lee
  • Hyeon-gyu Oh18 Hyeon-gyu Oh

Substitutes

  • Kim Tae-hyeon5 Kim Tae-hyeon
  • Son Heung-min7 Son Heung-min
  • Gue-sung Cho9 Gue-sung Cho
  • Jae-sung Lee10 Jae-sung Lee
  • Song Bum-keun12 Song Bum-keun
  • Wi-je Cho14 Wi-je Cho
  • Kim Moon-hwan15 Kim Moon-hwan
  • Jin-seob Park16 Jin-seob Park
  • Jun-Ho Bae17 Jun-Ho Bae
  • Yang Hyun-Jun20 Yang Hyun-Jun
  • Jo Hyeonwoo21 Jo Hyeonwoo
  • Jens Castrop23 Jens Castrop
  • Jin-gyu Kim24 Jin-gyu Kim
  • Ji-sung Eom25 Ji-sung Eom
  • Dong-gyeong Lee26 Dong-gyeong Lee

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52% 48%

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South Africa South Korea
  • 4 Shots on Goal 3
  • 5 Shots off Goal 4
  • 13 Total Shots 8
  • 4 Blocked Shots 1
  • 5 Shots insidebox 5
  • 8 Shots outsidebox 3
  • 7 Fouls 9
  • 4 Corner Kicks 6
  • 3 Offsides 0
  • 32% Ball Possession 68%
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Red Cards 0
  • 2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
  • 339 Total passes 720
  • 277 Passes accurate 643
  • 82% Passes % 89%
  • 1.10 expected_goals 1.00
  • -0.61 goals_prevented -0.61
  • 9 Free Kicks 7

Head-to-Head Stats

South Africa Wins 1
Draws 0
South Korea Wins 0

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League Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Mexico 3 3 0 0 6 9
2 South Africa 3 1 1 1 -1 4
3 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Czechia 3 0 1 2 -4 1
1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 7
2 Canada 3 1 1 1 5 4
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 -1 4
4 Qatar 3 0 1 2 -8 1
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 7
2 Morocco 3 2 1 0 3 7
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 -6 0
1 USA 2 2 0 0 5 6
2 Australia 2 1 0 1 0 3
3 Paraguay 2 1 0 1 -2 3
4 Türkiye 2 0 0 2 -3 0
1 Germany 2 2 0 0 7 6
2 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 0 3
3 Ecuador 2 0 1 1 -1 1
4 Curaçao 2 0 1 1 -6 1
1 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 4 4
2 Japan 2 1 1 0 4 4
3 Sweden 2 1 0 1 0 3
4 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 -8 0
1 Egypt 2 1 1 0 2 4
2 Iran 2 0 2 0 0 2
3 Belgium 2 0 2 0 0 2
4 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 -2 1
1 Spain 2 1 1 0 4 4
2 Uruguay 2 0 2 0 0 2
3 Cape Verde Islands 2 0 2 0 0 2
4 Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 -4 1
1 France 2 2 0 0 5 6
2 Norway 2 2 0 0 4 6
3 Senegal 2 0 0 2 -3 0
4 Iraq 2 0 0 2 -6 0
1 Argentina 2 2 0 0 5 6
2 Austria 2 1 0 1 0 3
3 Algeria 2 1 0 1 -2 3
4 Jordan 2 0 0 2 -3 0
1 Colombia 2 2 0 0 3 6
2 Portugal 2 1 1 0 5 4
3 Congo DR 2 0 1 1 -1 1
4 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 -7 0
1 England 2 1 1 0 2 4
2 Ghana 2 1 1 0 1 4
3 Croatia 2 1 0 1 -1 3
4 Panama 2 0 0 2 -2 0
1 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 -1 4
2 Sweden 2 1 0 1 0 3
3 Croatia 2 1 0 1 -1 3
4 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
5 Algeria 2 1 0 1 -2 3
6 Paraguay 2 1 0 1 -2 3
7 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
8 Cape Verde Islands 2 0 2 0 0 2
9 Belgium 2 0 2 0 0 2
10 Congo DR 2 0 1 1 -1 1
11 Ecuador 2 0 1 1 -1 1
12 Senegal 2 0 0 2 -3 0

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