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9:00 PM EDT
June 24, 2026
Group A

Monterrey (Guadalupe)

🐾 Underdog match

About This Match

This is a COLLISION of continents and a clash of relentless engines! In one corner, Bafana Bafana — the heartbeat of 2010, the nation that made the whole world sing through a haze of vuvuzelas, now back and hungry for more than just memories, ready to unleash that searing pace down the flanks and strike on the counter! In the other, the Taeguk Warriors — the Red Devils whose 2002 semifinal run still sparks arguments in every corner of the globe, a side that PRESSES, hunts, and suffocates you the second you touch the ball! History versus intensity, party versus pressure — and both sides arrive with everything to prove!

South Africa flag South Africa
🏅 FIFA #68
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🏅 FIFA #19
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Human Rights & Country Data

South Africa

Freedom House

Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)

79/100

Reporters Without Borders

Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)

35/180

UN Human Development Index

Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)

0.717/1.0

Transparency International

Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner

41/100

ILGA World

Legal status of same-sex relationships

Full equality

South Korea

Freedom House

Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)

83/100

Reporters Without Borders

Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)

62/180

UN Human Development Index

Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)

0.929/1.0

Transparency International

Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner

63/100

ILGA World

Legal status of same-sex relationships

No protection