The South Africa National Team beat the South Korea National Team meet in the 2026 World Cup to finish second in the Group Stage.

Thapelo Maseko was the hero for Bafana Bafana in their 1-0 win against South Korea, scoring the winner that saw the team advance to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. South Korea coach Hong Myung-Bo had jaws dropping when he chose to leave out captain Son Heung-Min from his first XI for Wednesday's Group A decider against South Africa -- the first time since 2010 Son had not started a World Cup game.

Clad almost entirely in red and draped in South Korean flags, hundreds of Korean Americans transformed Liberty Park in Los Angeles' Koreatown into a slice of home on Wednesday, chanting, singing and dancing under ​the banner of a simple slogan: "Keeping Our Roots Eternal.

Group A play will come to a close Wednesday night in Mexico, and if you want to get in on the action, the DraftKings promo code will unlock an offer of bet $5, get $200 in bonus bets instantly.

South Korea's World Cup squad skipped interviews with domestic press after reporters made disparaging remarks about captain Son Heung-min, but an image circulating on social media purportedly showing the team announcing the boycott is AI-generated.

SportsLine's team of experts have revealed their World Cup parlay and soccer predictions for Wednesday's matches