South Africa 1-0 South Korea — World Cup

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The manager who admitted he knew nothing about South Korea just engineered South Africa's greatest football moment.

Hugo Broos's video-scouting masterclass guided South Africa to their first-ever World Cup knockout stage with a stunning 1-0 win over South Korea.

Broos famously confessed he had to study tapes because he knew nothing about the Taegeuk Warriors. His homework paid off in Monterrey. South Korea's coach Hong Myung-bo made the baffling decision to bench superstar captain . South Africa capitalised on the chaos. After a series of missed chances, 22-year-old latched onto a cross from substitute in the 63rd minute to score the winner. The victory sends South Africa into the , while South Korea must wait on other groups to see if they survive.

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South Africa reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history, after group-stage exits in 1998, 2002, and 2010.
scored his first career World Cup goal, while provider recorded his first career World Cup assist.
South Korea's struggle against African opposition continued; they have won only one of their five historical World Cup matches against African nations.
Before kickoff, real-money prediction markets on Polymarket had South Africa's probability of elimination in the group stage priced at 70%, but they defied the odds.