South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night. Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang Moremi.
South Africa finished in second place in Group A behind Mexico, which won all three of its group-stage games. They will take on Canada, the second-place finisher in Group B, in a knockout game Sunday at Inglewood, California.
South Africa opened its World Cup with a 2-0 loss to Mexico before using a late goal to earn a 1-1 draw with Czech Republic. South Korea opened this World Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Czech Republic and lost to Mexico 1-0 in its second game.
Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.