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

[All Mod Cons]

Good job South Africa. Hopefully this is the end of the Scots.

 

[All Mod Cons]

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.

South Korea will go through. There's probably only Senegal, DR Congo and whatever happens in Group G that will replace the Scots and Cape Verde.

 

[kabidjan18]

This is what I meant when I said before and after South Africa's first game that they didn't play their game.

Hugo Broos tried to 5D chess in the leadup to the tournament. He debuted a new back 5 with big physical midfielders and his biggest forwards. I think he was so aware of his team's weakness on set pieces that he tried to overcompensate by changing the team's identity.

Credit to Broos, he threw his plan out of the window after game 1. Against Czechia, they were not clinical but they ran circles around the Czechs. And against South Korea, they really played their game and played to their strengths. They are what they are, they're a speed based lineup. They will swarm the box, and then swarm to get back. They're weak on set pieces, but they could give a team some trouble. I honestly think, purely from an athletic perspective, they are more of a challenge to Canada than South Korea would have been.

Everyone, myself included, greatly overrated South Korea after one game. They ran circles around the Czechs. And we thought that was credit to their speed and their quality, but we later discovered, everyone runs circles around the Czechs. They have one guy who can beat people 1v1. At the end of the day, that's just not enough, it's really tough to play football if you can't win 1 on 1.

And the Czechs...suck. I think it's possible that every player of theirs was slower than his counterpart in each of the three games. They only produce one type of player, and it's very hard to fix your car with only hammers.

 

[RobHood]

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

Believe me, being a Liverpool fan for 30 years, the losses don't bother me because I can count on them to bring me joy with a great match, a goal, or a trophy. Indeed, I was fine with this past season with their feeble title defense. We got the 20th the year before so I'm good. But, this Korean team? I have no expectations other than just a desire for them to play with pride and not embarrass themselves. I'm fine with moral victories. That's a pretty low bar. Yet, they still manage to drive me up the wall with performances like these.

 

[Moncherry]

I hate South Korea.

 

[kabidjan18]

South Korea will go through. There's probably only Senegal, DR Congo and whatever happens in Group G that will replace the Scots and Cape Verde.

Cape Verde still control also control their destiny as they have a game in hand.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Cape Verde still control also control their destiny as they have a game in hand.

Agreed. I think they'll lose to Saudi Arabia but they could pull another result out.

Looks absolutely grim for Scotland though.

 

[Karterthadon]

Today’s games were all pretty bad.

What?!? Haiti-Morocco was straight fire

 

[koyvoo]

What?!? Haiti-Morocco was straight fire

Fair. I did not watch that one.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

What?!? Haiti-Morocco was straight fire

Very impressed with Haiti.

Considering the hellish situation that country is in, that team didn't embarass themselves in this tournament at all IMO.

Hope to see them again in 4 years.

 

[robertmac43]

South Africa getting better each game.

I like Canada's chances but as we have proven time and time again....Nothing is ever straight forward.