South Africa vs South Korea Football Prediction: A narrow victory

Football prediction for South Africa vs South Korea, final match of Group A, World Cup 2026, 8 AM on June 25th: South Africa needs to win, but South Korea is the team that will achieve it.

South Africa had a disastrous opening match at the 2026 World Cup : not only did they lose 2-0 to co-hosts Mexico, but two players, Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane, were also sent off.

Zwane even received a harsh penalty, a three-match ban, after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee concluded it was a serious offense following his act of swinging his arm to strike his opponent in the face.

In the second match, South Africa drew 1-1 with the Czech Republic, thanks to a successful penalty by Teboho Mokoena. But there was more bad news regarding the team's squad.

South Korea is predicted to win against South Africa. Photo: One Football

With a yellow card in every match, Mokoena will also be unavailable for South Africa's game against South Korea, alongside Zwane. Coach Hugo Broos will have to choose someone else to partner Thalente Mbatha in midfield.

South Africa has the same number of points as the Czech Republic (1 point each), but is currently at the bottom of Group A due to an inferior goal difference.

Meanwhile, South Korea started their campaign impressively, with a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic, despite conceding the first goal (59').

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Hwang In-beom equalized (67') and Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the winning goal in the 80th minute, securing the victory for the Asian representatives.

However, in the second match, South Korea failed to spring a surprise against host nation Mexico, accepting a 0-1 defeat.

In the final match of Group A, South Africa needed a win to advance, while a draw would be enough for South Korea to finish second in the group and secure a place in the knockout round of the 2026 World Cup.

South Korea will likely control the game, waiting for South Africa to become impatient and score, leaving them vulnerable so they can punish them. They are confident they can secure three points.

ESPN football experts predict South Korea will win 2-1 against South Africa .

Meanwhile, Sportskeeda experts believe the match will end 1-0 in favor of the Asian representative . This result was also chosen by Sportsmole.

Predicted lineup:

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South Africa : Williams; Mudau, Okon, Mbokazi, Modiba; Mbatha, Sithole, Adams; Maseko, Appollis, Rayners.

South Korea : S Kim; H Lee, MJ Kim, G Lee; MH Kim, Hwang, Paik, Seol; K Lee, J Lee; Son.

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