{"id":512324,"date":"2026-06-25T08:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/mexico-is-first-south-africa-is-second-and-south-korea-is-third-in-group-a-of-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:33:30","slug":"mexico-is-first-south-africa-is-second-and-south-korea-is-third-in-group-a-of-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/football\/mexico-is-first-south-africa-is-second-and-south-korea-is-third-in-group-a-of-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mexico is first; South Africa is second and South Korea is third in Group A of the World Cup”"},"content":{"rendered":"“n

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Sports Desk (EFE).- Mexico advanced with a perfect record this Wednesday to the round of 32 of the World Cup, which it had already secured in advance, by finishing first in Group A, while South Africa secured second place and will face Canada; and South Korea took third position.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

You might be interested in:<\/strong> Brazil secures the lead and celebrates Neymar’s return in the World Cup<\/a><\/p>n”\n\n“n

Czech Republic, with one point, finished in the basement of the series.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Javier \u2018Vasco\u2019 Aguirre’s team reached 9 points, something that happens for the first time in their 18 appearances in World Cups<\/a>, after winning 0-3 against the Czech Republic.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

El Tri, first in Group A, will play on June 30th against one of the best third-place teams from groups C, E, F, H, or I.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

South Africa, second in Group A, won 1-0 against South Korea, reached 4 points, and for the first time advanced past a group stage in their four World Cup appearances, including the 2010 edition, in which they were the hosts.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

The South Africans will play in the round of 32 against Canada on Sunday, June 28, in Los Angeles.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

South Korea, with three points and a -1 goal difference, is at the mercy of the results of the other groups to know if it has a chance to be among the eight best third-placed teams.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Mexico’s victory to be first<\/h2>n”\n\n“n

The Mexican national team thrashed the Czech Republic 0-3 this Wednesday at the Azteca Stadium with an unprecedented performance in its World Cup history: it advanced past the group stage with a perfect record of wins and a clean sheet.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

The 22-year-old fullback Mateo Ch\u00e1vez, in his debut match of the tournament, capped off a run that began from midfield in the 55th minute with a fine finish into the back of the net.<\/p>n”\n\n\n

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Guillermo Ochoa de M\u00e9xico celebra este mi\u00e9rcoles, al final de un partido del grupo A del Mundial de la FIFA 2026 entre Rep\u00fablica Checa y M\u00e9xico en el estadio Azteca en Ciudad de M\u00e9xico (M\u00e9xico). EFE\/ Isaac Esquivel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n“n

Colombian-born forward Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones sealed the match of the third round of Group A in a play of opportunism following a series of rebounds from the Czech defense.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

And the icing on the cake was provided by \u00c1lvaro Fidalgo in the 94th minute.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

South Africa springs a surprise<\/h2>n”\n\n“n

The South Africa national team defeated South Korea 1-0 this Wednesday to advance past the group stage of a World Cup for the first time in its history, by placing second in Group A.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Thapelo Maseko scored for the Africans who came out to do or die and achieved the greatest feat of their national team.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

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South Africa finished with one win, one draw, one loss and four points, one more than Korea and three above the Czech Republic, which lost 0-3 today to Mexico, the leader with nine points.<\/p>n”\n\n\n

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Jugadores de Sud\u00e1frica celebran al final este mi\u00e9rcoles, de un partido del grupo A del Mundial de la FIFA 2026 entre Sud\u00e1frica y Corea del Sur en el estadio BBVA en Monterrey (M\u00e9xico). EFE\/ Miguel Sierra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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