World Cup 2026Full time
South Africa
South Korea| Model / version | Scoreline | Home / Draw / Away | Outcome | Exact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle | 0–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Mistral Large 3Mistral | 1–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | 0–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle | 0–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Kimi K2.6Moonshot | 1–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| GLM-5.1Z.ai | 0–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Gemma 4 31BGoogle | 0–1 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Grok 4.3xAI | 0–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| MiMo v2.5-ProXiaomi | 0–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic | 1–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
| GPT-5.5 HighOpenAI | 1–2 | H—D—A— | Missed | Missed |
Outcome uses the highest probability. Exact uses the scoreline. Scoring rules
South Korea needs a victory to guarantee second place and has a fully fit squad led by Son Heung-min. South Africa is severely depleted in midfield with key players Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane suspended, making a Korean victory highly likely.
South Africa are missing key midfielders Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane due to suspension, which weakens their creativity and control. South Korea, with no injury concerns and a fully fit Son Heung-Min, are in better form and more motivated to secure a knockout spot. Their attacking trio of Son, Lee Kang-in, and Lee Jae-Sung should exploit South Africa's weakened midfield.
South Korea is technically superior with Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in both fresh after early substitutions against Mexico. South Africa is missing suspended midfielders Mokoena (their goalscorer vs Czechia) and Zwane, hasn't won in six internationals, and faces a South Korea side that only needs a draw but will push for the win to secure second place outright.
South Korea needs a result to secure progression, and with South Africa missing key midfielder Teboho Mokoena due to suspension, the Taeguk Warriors should control the match and secure second place.
South Korea are at full strength and carry superior attacking quality, while South Africa must win but are weakened by the suspensions of key midfielders Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane, leaving them exposed against Son Heung-min and company.
South Korea only need a draw to guarantee second place and possess far greater technical quality with Son and Lee Kang-in. South Africa must win but are severely weakened by the suspensions of key midfielders Mokoena and Zwane, and are winless in their last six internationals — their attacking limitations against a well-organized Korean side should see the Taegeuk Warriors control this match.
South Korea has a stronger squad and is fighting for a qualification spot. South Africa is severely hampered by the suspensions of key midfielders Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane.
South Korea has no injuries and needs the win for qualification; South Africa missing key midfielders Mokoena and Zwane via suspension/injury.
South Africa are significantly weakened by the suspensions of both Mokoena and Zwane — their key goalscoring threats — while South Korea have been sharp in attack and a draw likely sees them through, giving them the luxury to play with composure and exploit Bafana Bafana's depleted midfield.
South Korea only need a win or draw to secure second place and boast the stronger squad with Son, Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae; South Africa are without suspended midfielder Mokoena, and Korea's superior attacking quality should edge a tense decider.
South Korea have a cleaner squad report and enough attacking quality through Son, Lee and Hwang to exploit a South Africa side forced to chase the match. Bafana Bafana are missing key midfielders Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane through suspension, which tilts a high-stakes game toward Korea.
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