Monterrey, June 25 (IANS) Thapelo Maseko’s second-half goal helped South Africa overcome an energetic Korea Republic in an exciting Group A clash to advance to their first-ever knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, Korea’s hopes of progressing hang in the balance. They’ll have to wait and see if they’ve done enough to advance as one of the eight best third-placed teams.South Africa started better, as Maseko had a promising fastbreak cut out at the last moment by Korean defender Lee Gi…
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Zapopan, June 12 (IANS) South Korea came from a goal down to defeat Czechia and start their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a 3-1 win at Guadalajara Stadium on Friday (IST). Strikes from Hwang In-beom and Oh Hyeon-gyu sealed a perfect start for the East Asian side who had found themselves trailing to Ladislav Krejci’s goal despite dominating the game.Kovar saved a fierce left-footed strike from Lee Kang-in in the 14th minute before Son Heungmin, making his fourth FIFA World Cup appearance, sen…