South Korea came from behind to secure an entertaining 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (FWC) at the Estadio Akron in Mexico.
Coach Hugo Broos tried to put a brave face on it, but a 2-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico and two red cards was a desperately poor start to the World Cup for South Africa.
South Korea captain Son Heung-min said on Wednesday his teammates were so excited about their World Cup opener against the Czech Republic he could "feel it in their eyes".
South Africa are dreaming of an upset when they face co-hosts Mexico in the 2026 World Cup opener at the Azteca Stadium on Thursday, but are under no illusions as to the task at hand.
The Democratic Republic of Congo wrapped up a disrupted World Cup warm-up campaign with a 2-1 defeat by Chile in a behind-closed-doors friendly in Orleans on Tuesday.
Aubrey Modiba came through his first full training session at South Africa’s team base in Pachuca, having been sidelined by a hamstring injury suffered in the first leg of the CAF Champions League fi…
South Africa coach Hugo Broos was not happy that footage of the behind-closed-doors training game against Jamaica appeared online, but doubts it will tell Mexico coach Javier Aguirre anything he does…
Bafana Bafana played their final World Cup warm-up fixture against Jamaica behind closed doors, with not so much as a line-up distributed for fans nor a confirmation from SAFA of the score hours afte…
Mexico have sounded a warning to Bafana Bafana with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Serbia in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the 2026 World Cup opener against South Africa on June 11.
South Korea kept up their momentum ahead of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over El Salvador on Wednesday in their final friendly before the tournament begins next week.
