Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage
63' goal Thapelo Maseko
Match intelligence
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Team comparison
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
Goals divided by attempts
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
Player leaders
Thapelo MasekoTshepang MoremiThapelo MasekoThalente MbathaEvidence MakgopaOswin AppollisThapelo Maseko
Kim Seung-GyuMinute by minute
Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.
S. Africa1 goals·1 cards·3 changesKorea0 goals·1 cards·5 changesKey events
Thapelo MasekoGoalLeft footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Tshepang Moremi · following a fast break
Aubrey ModibaYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
Cho Gue-SungYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
RSA · #1 · Goalkeeper
Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.
Impact changes
3 usedTournament path
S. AfricaKoreaGroup A impact
5 of 6 group matches included.
Mexico12+36S. Africa43-14Korea23-13
Czechia32-11Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Adjacent archive results
Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.