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South Africa vs South Korea

FA Cup
South Africa
1-1-1
1-0
Final
South Korea
1-0-2
Estadio BBVA

Match pulse

RSAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTKOR
32%Possession68%
13Shots8
4On target3
4Corners6
2Saves3
7Fouls9
73'Aubrey ModibaRSA79'Cho Gue-SungKOR
Team1H2HT
RSA011
KOR000

Who won: South Africa 1-0

South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Estadio BBVA. Goals for South Africa: Thapelo Maseko (63').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 27.7Thapelo MasekoAM-R
  3. 36.7Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  4. 46.7Ime OkonCD-R
  5. 56.7Khuliso MudauRB
  6. 66.5Thalente MbathaRM
  7. 76.4Relebohile MofokengAM
  8. 86.4Evidence MakgopaF
  9. 96.4Oswin AppollisAM-L
  10. 106.3Sphephelo SitholeLM
  11. 116.3Tshepang MoremiSUB
  12. 126.3Kim Seung-GyuG

Team stats

RSAKOR
7Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Offsides0
4Corner Kicks6
2Saves3
31.6Possession68.4
13SHOTS8
4ON GOAL3
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
277Accurate Passes641
340Passes719
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses7
8Crosses34
0.1Cross %0.2
57Long Balls52
19Accurate Long Balls29
0.3Long Balls %0.6
4Blocked Shots1
7Effective Tackles9
11Tackles12
0.6Tackle %0.8
15Interceptions4
40Effective Clearances16
40Clearances16

Player of the game

Ronwen Williams

RSA · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

28%
RSA · 0.89 xG
32%
Draw
40%
KOR · 1.04 xG

South Korea deserved better: 40% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, South Africa 1, Korea Republic 0.
  2. Second Half ends, South Africa 1, Korea Republic 0.
  3. 90'+3'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Ronwen Williams (South Africa). Assisted by Jens Castrop with a cross.

    P. Jin-Seop

  4. 90'+2'KOR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Yaya Sithole.

  5. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  6. 88'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Jin-Gyu.

    S. Heung-Min

  7. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Jens Castrop (Korea Republic).

  8. 87'

    Free kick won

    Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 86'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

    S. Young-Woo

  10. 86'KOR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jayden Adams.

  11. 83'RSA

    Free kick won

    Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).

  13. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Mofokeng

    Substitution, South Africa. Jayden Adams replaces Relebohile Mofokeng.

    J. Adams

  14. 79'

    Yellow card

    Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Gue-Sung

  15. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).

  16. 78'KOR

    Free kick won

    Yaya Sithole (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  17. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).

  18. 78'

    Free kick won

    Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 76'

    Free kick won

    Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  20. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Khuliso Mudau (South Africa).

  21. 76'KOR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Aubrey Modiba.

  22. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Maseko

    Substitution, South Africa. Iqraam Rayners replaces Thapelo Maseko.

    I. Rayners

  23. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Hyeon-Gyu

    Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.

    C. Gue-Sung

  24. 73'

    Yellow card

    Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Modiba

  25. 72'

    Free kick won

    Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Leaders

RSAKOR
Total Shots
Thapelo Maseko
5
Oh Hyeon-Gyu
2
Accurate Passes
Ime Okon
48
Lee Gi-Hyuk
91
Defensive Interventions
Khuliso Mudau
20
Lee Gi-Hyuk
11
Saves
Ronwen Williams
2
Kim Seung-Gyu
3