Raúl Rangel walked onto the pitch at Estadio Azteca for warmups, took a knee at the goal line, pressed the Trionda to his forehead and closed his eyes in prayer. After he subbed out late in Mexico's 3-0 rout of Czechia to give Memo Ochoa his proper send-off and close out the group stage,

For the first time in its history, South Africa is through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after it pulled off a 1-0 upset win over South Korea.

South Africa have beaten South Korea 1-0 to book their place in the 2026 World Cup knockout stage. Thapelo Maseko scored the winner for the South Africans who will play in the knockouts for the first time in their history.

Hosts Mexico earn qualification to the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup following a narrow win over South Korea.

The Korea Football Association convened the first meeting of its national team performance enhancement committee to discuss the appointment of a new head coach

South Korea Head Coach Hong Myung-Bo has left for the U.S. following the fallout over the team's exit at the World Cup