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South Africa stun Korea to make history
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|June 26, 2026
SOUTH Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history — an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat.
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The Bafana Bafana, playing in a World Cup for the first time since they hosted it in 2010, were widely written off after their 2-0 loss to Group A winners Mexico in the tournament’s curtainraiser. But they battled to a draw against the Czech Republic and came out on top of what was effectively a shootout with South Korea for second place in Monterrey, thanks to Thapelo Maseko’s second-half strike. South Africa coach Hugo Broos said it was difficult to put his side’s achievement
This story is from the June 26, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Coimbatore.
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