The South Korea national football team has a 91.22% chance of advancing to the round of 32 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On the 21st, statistics company Opta predicted that the team's chances of advancing to the round of 32 were 91.22%. The South Korea national football team, led by manager Hong Myung-bo, won 2-1 against the Czech Republic in the first match of Group A but lost 0-1 to host country Mexico in the second match, placing them second in the group. Hwang In-beom said, 'The situation after the second match is better than it was during the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Since we just need to win or draw in the third match, the players are relatively relaxed.' If South Korea wins or draws against South Africa in the final match on the 25th, they will advance to the round of 32 as the second-place team in the group.