Mexico: Even so? This is hard to believe. But it happened.
When the referee blew the final whistle, the South African players started celebrating like crazy. Some are throwing their arms and legs in joy, some are crying, some are praying to God, maybe they themselves could not believe that such a thing could happen. But it happened.
South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 and reached the knockout stage of the World Cup. Earlier South Africa got only 1 point from two matches. Today, South Africa proved that if there is a will, there is a way.
This team ranked 54th in the world stopped teams like South Korea. Many expected South Korea to beat South Africa by a big margin. But, in reality it is the opposite.
From the start, South Africa's opponents stuck to the power. The South African goalkeeper stopped all the attacks of Korea. South Africa couldn't do anything except for a single shot and a goal-bound shot.
Ball possession was dominated by Sandar. But South Africa got the result of keeping Korea's main playmaker Son. Korea's midfield was rendered useless.
However, Thapelo Masika scored the only goal of the match in the 63rd minute. And as a result of his goal, South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 and reached the last 32 of the World Cup. On the other hand, another host nation, Mexico, beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in the other group match.
As a result, Mexico also reached the round of 32. 55-61 in the second half - the Czech Republic was blown away in six minutes. But this time there are more surprises waiting?
The fate of South Africa will answer.