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South Africa
Hugo Broos · FIFA #60 · 72 rating
Best · Group stage
Group Stage
AI prediction 0 – 1
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Estadio BBVA · Monterrey · 50k
2026-06-24
South Korea
Hong Myung-bo · FIFA #25 · 77 rating
Best · Fourth place
Projected XIs 4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1
South AfricaSouth Korea
South Africa 0–1 South Korea
Expected goals 1 – 1.6 · projected scoreline
South Korea's attack (rated 85) has a clear edge over South Africa's defence (75), so the model makes them 53% favourites, in what shapes up as a cagey, low-scoring tie. Projected 0–1.
South Africa win Draw South Korea win
South Korea favoured · clear rating edge. AI model — each attack vs the other’s defence (squad ratings, club & international goals, assists, goalkeeping), Poisson scoreline.
South AfricaSouth Korea
76Attack rating85
75Defence rating75
#60FIFA ranking#25
€13MSquad value€87M
466Total caps958
61Intl goals143
26.3Avg age27.5
16
Sipho Chaine 79
Orlando Pirates
0 goals · 3 caps
7
Son Heung-min 87
Los Angeles FC
56 goals · 144 caps
Best-rated player in each squad.