South Africa Stuns South Korea to Reach Knockout Stage for First Time
South Africa pulled off a major surprise in the final round of Group 1, beating South Korea 1-0 to advance to the knockout stage for the first time in its history.
The result left South Africa second in the group, behind one of the three hosts, Mexico. Mexico completed a perfect group stage by defeating the Czech Republic 3-0, finishing with three wins and no goals conceded.
The Croatians are now hoping for a better record than the other third-place teams, while the Czech Republic was eliminated.
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