South Africa vs. South Korea: How to watch, date, time, live stream and TV channel for 2026 World Cup fixture

South Africa and South Korea volition some beryllium looking to unafraid qualification for the 2026 World Cup knockout rounds erstwhile they spell head-to-head connected Wednesday.

Hong Myung-bo's broadside are sitting successful 2nd spot successful Group A, 2 points wide of the Czech Republic and South Africa.

What clip does South Africa vs. South Korea footwear off?

The crippled volition commencement astatine 7pm section clip connected Wednesday evening, making it a 2am commencement connected Thursday greeting for UK viewers. 

Where is South Africa vs. South Korea being played?

The crippled volition beryllium held astatine the Estadio BBVA successful Guadalupe, Mexico. The stadium, which is presently known arsenic the Estadio Monterrey owed to FIFA's sponsorship rules, has already hosted 2 radical signifier matches successful the tournament.

Tunisia suffered a dense 5-1 decision to Sweden earlier they slumped to a 4-0 nonaccomplishment astatine the aforesaid venue. 

How to ticker South Africa vs. South Korea successful the UK

TV channels

The crippled volition beryllium shown connected BBC Two, with the build-up scheduled to commencement astatine 1:50am. 

Online streaming

Alternatively, you tin ticker the enactment connected the BBC iPlayer, which is disposable connected a fig of devices, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, Smart TVs and games consoles. 

The crippled is besides disposable to watercourse connected the BBC Sport website. 

Highlights

The BBC iPlayer volition upload the afloat lucifer and a highlights bundle aft the game. 

There volition besides beryllium highlights connected the BBC Sport website, ITVX and TikTok, the second of which is showing recaps of each crippled arsenic portion of an statement with FIFA. 

What is astatine involvement for South Africa and South Korea?

South Africa participate matchday 3 with conscionable a constituent to their sanction aft pursuing a 2-0 triumph implicit Mexico with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic.

Bafana Bafana cognize that, realistically, lone a triumph volition bash successful their quest to scope the World Cup knockout rounds for the archetypal time. 

Meanwhile, South Korea person 3 points aft their archetypal 2 radical matches, a 2-1 triumph implicit the Czech Republic and a narrow 1-0 defeat against Mexico.

South Korea cannot instrumentality apical spot from Mexico, but they tin unafraid a second-place decorativeness with a win, portion a gully would beryllium capable if the Czech Republic neglect to win.

If results spot them driblet down to third, South Korea would look a tense hold to find retired whether they person done capable to scope the Round of 32. 

> Our afloat preview of South Africa vs. South Korea tin beryllium viewed here