Bafana Bafana must overcome South Korea in their final 2026 Fifa World Cup Group A match in Monterrey to reach the knockout stage.
Mexico are comfortably leading Group A with six points from their two matches after they beat stubborn South Korea 1-0 in Thursday’s late game in Guadalajara.
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The race is on for a second-place finish between South Africa, South Korea and Czechia as they look to secure places in the next round of the competition next week.
Bafana meet South Korea, who beat Czechia 2-1 in their opening game on Wednesday (Thursday, 3am SA time).
The interesting aspect is Bafana and South Korea could eliminate each other, but Czechia have a mountain to climb against the co-hosts, who are enjoying momentum, following their opening 2-0 win against South Africa in Mexico City last week.
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