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South Africa 1 - 0 Korea Republic
24 Jun 2026 · Monterrey Stadium
Staff briefing
- xG was relatively balanced (0.89–0.74).
- Shapes: 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-3.
xG
0,89 – 0,74
from FIFA match report
Match distance
222,9 km
South Africa TD
111,8 km
Z4/Z5 5,4 / 1,9
Top speed
34,1 km/h
Sprints: 859
Match report
Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR
South Africa: 4-2-3-1Korea Republic: 3-4-3
South AfricaPossessionKorea Republic
30,3%
contested 8,9%
60,9%
South AfricaMetricKorea Republic1Goals0
0,9xG0,7
13 (4)Attempts (on target)8 (3)
345 (279)Passes (completed)718 (657)
81Pass completion %92
69Completed line breaks114
2Defensive line breaks20
53Receptions in final third187
7Crosses39
21Ball progressions15
321 (37)Defensive pressures199 (27)
40Forced turnovers28
68Second balls63
111,8 kmDistance111 km
5,4 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)5,4 km
In possession
33%Build-up unopposed48%
12%Build-up opposed16%
12%Progression18%
9%Final third18%
8%Long ball1%
15%Attacking transition10%
2%Counter-attack1%
5%Set piece5%
Out of possession
2%High press6%
2%Mid press4%
1%Low press0%
6%High block8%
30%Mid block16%
33%Low block13%
2%Recovery5%
10%Defensive transition15%
6%Counter-press9%
Tactical boards
Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report
Lineups & formationsPDF p.2
South Africa- Distance
- 111,82 km
- HSR
- 1 236
- Sprints
- 438
- Top speed
- 33,0
- Zone 4
- 5,42 km
- Zone 5
- 1,89 km
Korea Republic- Distance
- 111,04 km
- HSR
- 1 122
- Sprints
- 421
- Top speed
- 34,1
- Zone 4
- 5,39 km
- Zone 5
- 1,91 km
Individual physical data
Official FIFA PDF →30 rows
| Player | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6HWANG Inbeom | MF | 90 | 11,48 | 0,46 | 0,12 | 129 | 34 | 29,8 | 11 480 |
| #22SEOL Youngwoo | DF | 90 | 11,27 | 0,75 | 0,26 | 123 | 59 | 34,1 | 11 275 |
| #5Thalente MBATHA | MF | 90 | 11,22 | 0,50 | 0,14 | 145 | 43 | 30,4 | 11 221 |
| #13Sphephelo SITHOLE | MF | 90 | 11,19 | 0,55 | 0,09 | 182 | 39 | 31,1 | 11 189 |
| #10Relebohile MOFOKENG | FW | 80 | 10,69 | 0,65 | 0,14 | 144 | 43 | 31,0 | 12 028 |
| #17Evidence MAKGOPA | FW | 90 | 10,64 | 0,46 | 0,15 | 124 | 34 | 32,5 | 10 645 |
| #2LEE Hanbeom | DF | 90 | 10,41 | 0,46 | 0,22 | 118 | 38 | 32,3 | 10 409 |
| #3LEE Gihyuk | MF | 90 | 10,07 | 0,46 | 0,21 | 113 | 39 | 32,8 | 10 072 |
| #6Aubrey MODIBA | DF | 90 | 9,98 | 0,48 | 0,13 | 90 | 29 | 31,0 | 9 984 |
| #21Ime OKON | DF | 90 | 9,88 | 0,43 | 0,15 | 94 | 38 | 32,3 | 9 877 |
| #19LEE Kangin | MF | 90 | 9,49 | 0,34 | 0,06 | 94 | 22 | 27,3 | 9 489 |
| #20Khuliso MUDAU | DF | 90 | 9,44 | 0,39 | 0,24 | 85 | 43 | 31,8 | 9 443 |
| #14Mbekezeli MBOKAZI | DF | 90 | 8,99 | 0,28 | 0,12 | 76 | 25 | 31,0 | 8 995 |
| #12Thapelo MASEKO | FW | 63 | 8,52 | 0,53 | 0,29 | 96 | 50 | 31,8 | 12 177 |
| #18OH Hyeongyu | FW | 74 | 8,02 | 0,32 | 0,06 | 82 | 30 | 29,7 | 9 749 |
| #7Oswin APPOLLIS | FW | 62 | 7,41 | 0,46 | 0,14 | 88 | 37 | 29,0 | 10 763 |
| #4KIM Minjae | DF | 65 | 6,72 | 0,30 | 0,24 | 66 | 23 | 33,4 | 9 307 |
| #24KIM Jingyu | MF | 45 | 5,91 | 0,26 | 0,04 | 71 | 18 | 26,8 | 11 827 |
| #8PAIK Seungho | MF | 45 | 5,63 | 0,27 | 0,02 | 60 | 18 | 26,4 | 11 258 |
| #13LEE Taeseok | DF | 45 | 5,60 | 0,46 | 0,27 | 61 | 33 | 32,4 | 11 193 |
| #23CASTROP Jens | DF | 45 | 5,52 | 0,36 | 0,17 | 40 | 32 | 31,2 | 11 040 |
| #7SON Heungmin | FW | 45 | 5,28 | 0,37 | 0,08 | 47 | 24 | 32,1 | 10 567 |
| #11HWANG Heechan | MF | 45 | 5,22 | 0,31 | 0,08 | 51 | 28 | 30,1 | 10 436 |
| #1Ronwen WILLIAMS | GK | 90 | 4,89 | 0,01 | 0,00 | 3 | 1 | 25,7 | 4 894 |
| #1KIM Seunggyu | GK | 90 | 4,76 | 0,04 | 0,00 | 9 | 4 | 23,5 | 4 762 |
| #8Tshepang MOREMI | FW | 28 | 4,27 | 0,35 | 0,17 | 51 | 30 | 33,0 | 13 732 |
| #16PARK Jinseob | DF | 25 | 3,32 | 0,11 | 0,01 | 42 | 6 | 26,0 | 11 956 |
| #15Iqraam RAYNERS | FW | 15 | 2,48 | 0,17 | 0,11 | 28 | 15 | 30,6 | 14 889 |
| #9CHO Guesung | FW | 16 | 2,34 | 0,13 | 0,07 | 16 | 13 | 30,5 | 13 146 |
| #23Jayden ADAMS | MF | 10 | 2,19 | 0,15 | 0,01 | 30 | 11 | 26,4 | 19 734 |