World Cup: South Africa stun South Korea to reach historic last 32

South Africa booked a place in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history after edging South Korea 1-0 in a tense Group A encounter at Estadio Monterrey on Thursday.
A second-half strike from Thapelo Maseko proved decisive as Bafana Bafana secured the victory they needed to finish second in the group behind Mexico and advance to the last 32.
After a closely contested first half ended goalless, South Africa broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute. Tshepang Moremi carved open the Korean defence before setting up Maseko, who cut inside and fired a low shot beyond the goalkeeper to spark wild celebrations among the travelling supporters.
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