World Cup: Group A: Mexico vs. Czechia, RSA vs. South Korea, 6/24/2026

[TheGreenTBer]

If you're a Korean and a Liverpool fan like me, you'll know.

I am neither but your life is going to be much easier when you realize sports kind of just exist to ruin us mentally and monetarily and to just say f*** it and not let it break you anymore

 

[koyvoo]

Classy getting Ochoa some minutes

 

[PanniniClaus]

Korean Manager Bo looks out of ideas and resigned to his fate.. He was an amazing player but his managing career is going to be tarnished.

 

[Brain Crush]

wtf was that from korea

 

[Live in the Now]

This greatly damages Scotland much more than South Korea. I can’t imagine Scotland going through if this holds.

 

[NJDevs26]

Sure as shooting would help Canada...they were looking at a 'road' game against South Korea in California before this lol

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Damn, would've been a beautiful sequence.

 

[canucksfan]

That was close

 

[GKJ]

It’s 3

 

[canucksfan]

SA should have heled onto the ball

 

[Summer Rose]

THE BAFANA BAFANA ARE THROUGH!!! WOWWWW!!!!!!

 

[Live in the Now]

Shocking result lol.

 

[PanniniClaus]

just a shocker..

 

[Summer Rose]

So, correct me if I'm wrong here, but South Korea aren't actually mathematically eliminated from this result, but... it's a very long shot for them at this point.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

THE BAFANA BAFANA ARE THROUGH!!! WOWWWW!!!!!!

Good for them, took a lot of composure to make it this far. Finishing 2nd in a group is pretty darn good given the expectations.

 

[Brain Crush]

This greatly damages Scotland much more than South Korea. I can’t imagine Scotland going through if this holds.

Good, we shouldn't have tournaments where such poor play gets you through. Awful performance from SK though.

 

[Live in the Now]

So, correct me if I'm wrong here, but South Korea aren't actually mathematically eliminated from this result, but... it's a very long shot for them at this point.

They’ll get through but they’ll have to sweat it out. It is very unlikely they won’t.

 

[RobHood]

Congrats, South Africa and Mama Joy. You were magnificent. South Korea... good grief what a crap effort and performance. I hope these guys, even if they get in as a 3rd place wildcard, have to do a second tour of compulsory military service. Just a bunch of K-pop pretty boys.

 

[Brain Crush]

Awful though that we're looking at games like Canada-South Africa in the round of 32 on one hand and then teams like Holland/Japan/Brazil/Morocco get each right off the bat. Feels ridiculous.

 

[Live in the Now]

Likely this brings us to Egypt vs. South Korea, winner plays the US/Bosnia winner.

Awful though that we're looking at games like Canada-South Africa in the round of 32 on one hand and then teams like Holland/Japan/Brazil/Morocco get each right off the bat. Feels ridiculous.

Netherlands/Morocco gets to play South Africa or Canada the next round, I wish we got to do that. Can't feel sorry for them.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Czechia might not be among the worst squads in the tournament, but it's certainly very much in the running for worst tournament performance.

 

[Osprey]

So, correct me if I'm wrong here, but South Korea aren't actually mathematically eliminated from this result, but... it's a very long shot for them at this point.

According to Gemini:

South Korea is not yet eliminated, but they are no longer in control of their own destiny. They have finished 3rd in Group A with 3 points and a -1 goal difference.

To advance to the Round of 32, they now have to finish as one of the eight best 3rd-placed teams across the 12 tournament groups.

• The Good News: Having 3 points and a relatively narrow goal difference (-1) keeps them very much alive. Historically, in a 48-team format, several 3rd-place teams with 3 points do manage to squeak through if other groups have lower-scoring draws or teams finishing on 1 or 2 points.
• The Bad News: They will have to watch the scoreboard anxiously over the next few days. If eight other 3rd-place teams finish with 4 points, or finish with 3 points but a better goal difference/more goals scored, South Korea will be heading home early.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Good, we shouldn't have tournaments where such poor play gets you through. Awful performance from SK though.

They don't deserve to make it.

The team is just as absent of creativity as their fans are awesome.

 

[Canada4Gold]

So, correct me if I'm wrong here, but South Korea aren't actually mathematically eliminated from this result, but... it's a very long shot for them at this point.

They're probably fine. Scotland was thought to be 50/50 with 3 points and a -3 GD. South Korea has 3 and a -1 GD. It might even work out better for them. Their likely R32 opponent if they get in as a 3rd place team is the Group G winner, and then R16 against USA/Bosnia. Which path is more difficult? Belgium/Egypt/Iran and then USA or Canada and then Netherlands/Japan/Morocco.

It's not a given that they get in and a clear better route to the point where one might ask if they did it on purpose(which could happen later with Austria/Algeria, 3rd preferable to 2nd), but it could work out for them

 

[koyvoo]

Today’s games were all pretty bad.