The South Korea national football team lost 0-1 to South Africa in the World Cup group stage on June 25th.

What happened?

South Korea is currently in 3rd place with 1 win and 2 losses, and their chances of advancing to the round of 32 depend on the results of other teams.

Recent record?

DateOpponentResult
2025-11-18Ghana1-0 win

What's next?

The Athletic reported that “there is an 89% chance that South Korea will advance to the round of 32 and play against Egypt and the USA in Seattle.” Currently, the team is in 3rd place with 3 points, 1 win, and 2 losses. Their recent 5-game record is 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. | Rank | Team | Points | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

Result?

South Korea lacked creativity in their attack. The chance of scoring a goal seemed very low. The cross accuracy was less than 20%. South Africa has advanced to the round of 16. | Team | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Conceded | Points | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |