Thapelo Maseko was the hero for Bafana Bafana in their 1-0 win against South Korea, scoring the winner that saw the team advance to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. South Korea coach Hong Myung-Bo had jaws dropping when he chose to leave out captain Son Heung-Min from his first XI for Wednesday's Group A decider against South Africa -- the first time since 2010 Son had not started a World Cup game.

Clad almost entirely in red and draped in South Korean flags, hundreds of Korean Americans transformed Liberty Park in Los Angeles' Koreatown into a slice of home on Wednesday, chanting, singing and dancing under ​the banner of a simple slogan: "Keeping Our Roots Eternal.

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South Korea's World Cup squad skipped interviews with domestic press after reporters made disparaging remarks about captain Son Heung-min, but an image circulating on social media purportedly showing the team announcing the boycott is AI-generated.

SportsLine's team of experts have revealed their World Cup parlay and soccer predictions for Wednesday's matches

We've finally reached the second group stage matches, and co-hosts Mexico were looking to get their second win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they host South Korea in Guadalajara. And they did just that as they won 1-0,