South Korea Favoured as South Africa Face Must‑Win World Cup Decider

Overview

• The match is set for Wednesday, 24 June at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey with a 19:00 local kick‑off and live coverage on Fox/Telemundo in the U.S. and BBC/ITV in the U.K.
• South Korea sit second on three points and need only a draw to likely advance, while South Africa sit on one point and must win to keep realistic qualification hopes alive.
• Bookmakers and previews published on Sunday, June 21 make Korea clear favourites (odds around -155) and tip a low‑scoring game as the most probable outcome.
• Previewers single out Son Heung‑min as Korea’s prime scoring threat and predict Korea will defend compactly and hit on the counter as South Africa press for a goal.
• This is the first-ever meeting between the two nations, and a South Africa win would force goal‑difference permutations for Group A while a Korea result would end the group uncertainty.