2026 FIFA World Cup · Group A · Match 400021445
South Africa
1
—
Korea Republic
0
Monterrey Stadium
25 June 2026 · 01:00 UTC
Attendance 51,243
Group A · South Africa Win
FIFA
FIFA — Korea Republic had the majority of the ball in Monterrey, but a Thapelo Maseko stunner clinched victory and historic progress for Bafana Bafana.
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Maseko sends South Africa into knockouts for first time — Korea Republic had the majority of the ball in Monterrey, but a Thapelo Maseko stunner clinched victory and historic progress for Bafana Bafana.
Match Goals
South Africa 1–0 Korea Republic
Thapelo MASEKO 63' — Goal 63' MASEKO ⚽ SOUTH AFRICA → ← KOREA REPUBLIC
Goal positions — South Africa attacks right
South Africa
Goal Thapelo MASEKO
63' · Regular goal
Korea Republic
No goals scored
Match Timeline
Key events
62'
Sub South Africa
↑ Tshepang MOREMI  ↓ Oswin APPOLLIS
63'
Goal Thapelo MASEKO
South Africa
65'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ PARK Jinseob  ↓ KIM Minjae
72'
Yellow Card Aubrey MODIBA
South Africa
74'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ CHO Guesung  ↓ OH Hyeongyu
75'
Sub South Africa
↑ Iqraam RAYNERS  ↓ Thapelo MASEKO
78'
Yellow Card CHO Guesung
Korea Republic
80'
Sub South Africa
↑ Jayden ADAMS  ↓ Relebohile MOFOKENG
Team Statistics
Head-to-head metrics
South Africa
Possession30.3%
Passes345
Pass Accuracy80.9%
Shots13
Shots on Target4
Corners4
Yellow Cards1
Offsides3
Defensive Pressures321
Forced Turnovers40
Linebreaks (Att/Comp)9 / 2
Korea Republic
Possession60.9%
Passes718
Pass Accuracy91.5%
Shots8
Shots on Target3
Corners6
Yellow Cards1
Offsides0
Defensive Pressures199
Forced Turnovers28
Linebreaks (Att/Comp)11 / 8
Comparative
RSA 30.3%PossessionKOR 60.9%
RSA 345PassesKOR 718
RSA 13ShotsKOR 8
RSA 4Shots on TargetKOR 3
RSA 321Def. PressuresKOR 199
RSA 6Counter-PressKOR 9
Phase Analytics
Tactical phase aggregates
South Africa · 4-2-3-1
High Press
2.4
Counter-Press
6.1
Mid Block
29.9
Low Block
33.5
Att. Transition
15.3
Final Third
9.0
High Block
5.7
Turnovers
40.0
Korea Republic · 3-4-3
High Press
5.7
Counter-Press
9.4
Mid Block
15.6
Low Block
13.5
Att. Transition
9.7
Final Third
17.7
High Block
8.5
Turnovers
28.0
Temporal Analytics
Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates
These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
South Africa — Pressing Profile
Counter-Press Intensity (score: 6.12 / 20)
High Press (score: 2.39 / 20)
Mid Block (score: 29.88 / 50)
Low Block (score: 33.46 / 50)
Deep Block / Low Block
Korea Republic — Pressing Profile
Counter-Press Intensity (score: 9.36 / 20)
High Press (score: 5.74 / 20)
Mid Block (score: 15.60 / 50)
Low Block (score: 13.47 / 50)
Mid Press
South Africa Phase Intensity Over Match Time
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 90' ⚽63' Mid Block Low Block High Press
Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers
Formations & Tactics
Starting XI
South Africa · 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Hugo Henri Broos
1WILLIAMS5MBATHA6MODIBA 🟨72'7APPOLLIS ↓62'10MOFOKENG ↓80'12MASEKO ⚽63' ↓713SITHOLE14MBOKAZI17MAKGOPA20MUDAU21OKON
Korea Republic · 3-4-3 · Coach: Myung-Bo Hong
1SEUNGGYU2HANBEOM3GIHYUK4MINJAE ↓65'6INBEOM7HEUNGMIN18HYEONGYU ↓74'19KANGIN22YOUNGWOO23JENS24JINGYU
Squads
Match squads
South Africa — Squad
#Player
1Ronwen WILLIAMS
2Thabang MATULUDI
3Khulumani NDAMANE
5Thalente MBATHA
6Aubrey MODIBA 🟨72'
7Oswin APPOLLIS ↓62'
8Tshepang MOREMI ↑62'
9Lyle FOSTER
10Relebohile MOFOKENG ↓80'
12Thapelo MASEKO ⚽63' · ↓75'
13Sphephelo SITHOLE
14Mbekezeli MBOKAZI
15Iqraam RAYNERS ↑75'
16Sipho CHAINE
17Evidence MAKGOPA
18Samukele KABINI
19Nkosinathi SIBISI
20Khuliso MUDAU
21Ime OKON
22Ricardo GOSS
23Jayden ADAMS ↑80'
24Olwethu MAKHANYA
25Kamogelo SEBELEBELE
26Bradley Cross
Korea Republic — Squad
#Player
1KIM Seunggyu
2LEE Hanbeom
3LEE Gihyuk
4KIM Minjae ↓65'
5KIM Taehyeon
6HWANG Inbeom
7SON Heungmin
8PAIK Seungho
9CHO Guesung 🟨78' · ↑74'
10LEE Jaesung
11HWANG Heechan
12SONG Bumkeun
13LEE Taeseok
14CHO Wije
15KIM Moonhwan
16PARK Jinseob ↑65'
17BAE Junho
18OH Hyeongyu ↓74'
19LEE Kangin
20YANG Hyunjun
21JO Hyeonwoo
22SEOL Youngwoo
23CASTROP Jens
24KIM Jingyu
25EOM Jisung
26LEE Donggyeong
Post-Match Intelligence
Core Players & Final Team Stats
South Africa — Final Stats
Possession30.3%
Passes / Completed345 / 279
Pass Accuracy80.9%
Shots / On Target13 / 4
Corners4
Yellow Cards1
Offsides3
Def. Pressures321
Forced Turnovers40
Linebreaks (Att / Comp)9 / 2
Counter-Press Score6.12
Korea Republic — Final Stats
Possession60.9%
Passes / Completed718 / 657
Pass Accuracy91.5%
Shots / On Target8 / 3
Corners6
Yellow Cards1
Offsides0
Def. Pressures199
Forced Turnovers28
Linebreaks (Att / Comp)11 / 8
Counter-Press Score9.36
Head-to-Head Comparison
RSA 30.3%PossessionKOR 60.9%
RSA 345PassesKOR 718
RSA 13ShotsKOR 8
RSA 4Shots on TargetKOR 3
RSA 321Def. PressuresKOR 199
RSA 6Counter-PressKOR 9
Distance & Speed Comparison
RSA 114,354Total Distance (m)KOR 113,275
RSA 0Total SprintsKOR 0
RSA 33.0Max Top Speed (km/h)KOR 34.1
RSA 30.3Avg Top Speed (km/h)KOR 27.1
South Africa — Core Performers
PlayerDist mPassSprkm/hHighlight
Sphephelo SITHOLE11,43153—30.8
Thalente MBATHA11,41732—30.2
Relebohile MOFOKENG10,90821—30.8
Evidence MAKGOPA10,8869—32.3
Aubrey MODIBA10,19323—30.9YC
Ime OKON10,12152—32.1
Khuliso MUDAU9,60043—31.3
Mbekezeli MBOKAZI9,27331—30.8
Korea Republic — Core Performers
PlayerDist mPassSprkm/hHighlight
HWANG Inbeom11,67076—29.6
SEOL Youngwoo11,50740—34.1
LEE Hanbeom10,66279—32.2
LEE Gihyuk10,24897—32.6
LEE Kangin9,65662—26.8
OH Hyeongyu8,18310—29.6
KIM Minjae6,85982—33.2
KIM Jingyu5,99053—26.8
Player Physical & Goal Metrics
All player analytics from the post-match snapshot
SPARQL · Player Analytics 
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PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

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  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021445" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
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  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
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  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
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ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)
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SPARQL Queries
Knowledge graph exploration
Match Overview
South Africa vs Korea Republic — core match metadata
SPARQL · Match Overview 
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PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
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  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021445" .
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         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
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Goals
All goal events with scorer and assist
SPARQL · Goals 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021445" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
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  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)
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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases
Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams
SPARQL · Team Analytics 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
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  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName
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