South Africa and Morocco were the first African teams to qualify into the FIFA World Cup round of 32 today morning as many teams book for slots into the knockout stages.
Thapelo Maseko scored the solitary goal when South Africa’s Bafana Bafana edged out South Korea 1-0 to secure a historic first-ever place in the World Cup knockout stages.
The win propelled the Hugo Broos coached side to finish second in pool A behind hosts Mexico who beat Czechia 3-0 after failing to drop any point at home with 9 points.
Czechia bowed out of the tournament while Korea in turn face a nervy wait to see if they are one of the top eight third placed group finishers that will advance
Morocco also finished second in pool C with a 4-2 win over Haiti to finish behind Brazil who beat Scotland 3-0 in the final pool matches.