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06/24 22:00 CDT South Africa reaches World Cup knockout round for 1st time with
1-0 win over South Korea
South Africa reaches World Cup knockout round for 1st time with 1-0 win over
South Korea
By MAYA KOLUDER-RAMIREZ
Associated Press
GUADALUPE, Mexico (AP) --- South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the
World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday
night.
Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang
Moremi and South Africa finished in second place in Group A behind Mexico,
which won all three of its group-stage games.
South Africa will take on Canada, the second-place finisher in Group B, in a
knockout game Sunday at Inglewood, California.
Bafana Bafana had failed to advance from the group stage in 1998, 2002 and as
host in 2010.
South Africa opened its World Cup with a 2-0 loss to Mexico before using a late
goal to earn a 1-1 draw with Czech Republic. It entered its final group-stage
game trailing Mexico and favored South Korea before shocking the Taegeuk
Warriors.
South Korea opened this World Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Czech
Republic and lost to Mexico 1-0 in its second game.
South Korea became the first Asian team to reach the knockout round in 2002,
when it finished fourth overall. The Taegeuk Warriors also advanced out of the
group stage in 2022 and 2010, both times reaching the round of 16.
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Maya Koluder-Ramirez is a student in the University of Georgia's Carmical
Sports Media Institute.
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