South Africa beat South Korea 1-0. South Korea controlled the ball — 68% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 13 shots. Best on the pitch was R. Williams, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Group stage
   RSA 4-2-3-1·— KOR
   Coach: Hugo Broos · —Referee: Facundo Raul Tello Figueroa, Argentina📍 Estadio BBVA
2. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Son Heung-Min▼Hwang Hee-Chan
   3. 46'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Kim Jin-gyu▼Paik Seung-Ho
   4. 46'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲J. Castrop▼Lee Tae-Seok
   5. 62'
      

      RSA
      Substitution
      ▲Tshepang Moremi▼Oswin Appollis
   6. 63'
      

      RSA
      GOOOAL!T. MasekoAssist: T. Moremi
   7. 65'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Park Jin-Seob▼Kim Min-Jae
   8. 73'
      

      RSA
      Yellow card
      A. Modiba
   9. 74'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Cho Gue-Sung▼Oh Hyeon-Gyu
   10. 75'
       

       RSA
       Substitution
       ▲I. Rayners▼T. Maseko
   11. 79'
       

       KOR
       Yellow card
       Cho Gue-Sung
   12. 80'
       

       RSA
       Substitution
       ▲J. Adams▼R. Mofokeng