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KOR | Monterrey (CST) | 19:00 |
| London (BST) | 02:00 |
| Oslo (CEST) | 03:00 |
| UTC | 01:00 |
South Africa face South Korea in the final matchday of Group A at the Football World Cup 2026. The match is played at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico. For US viewers this is a Wednesday evening match — kickoff is at , though the UTC date rolls over to Thursday, June 25. English-language coverage is on FOX or FS1; Spanish-language coverage is free on Telemundo, with Peacock streaming in Spanish via subscription.
South Africa vs South Korea kicks off at . US viewers should note this is a Wednesday evening match in all American timezones: on the East Coast and on the West Coast — a prime-time kickoff in the western United States. In Monterrey, where Estadio BBVA is located, the local kick is at .
This match kicks off simultaneously with the other Group A final-day match, Czech Republic vs Mexico, making it the Group Stage’s last pair of parallel fixtures before the Group A standings are settled.
| Timezone | Kickoff time |
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| Monterrey (CST) | |
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South Africa vs South Korea is played at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico — a 53,500-capacity stadium in the America/Monterrey timezone (CST, UTC−6). The local kickoff is . Monterrey is one of Mexico’s three host cities at the Football World Cup 2026.
In the United States, English-language coverage is carried by FOX Sports — the exclusive English-language broadcaster for the tournament. Matches are split between the FOX broadcast network (free over the air) and FS1 (requires a cable or live-TV subscription). Spanish-language coverage is on Telemundo, free over the air, with Universo available via cable. Peacock streams the match in Spanish with a subscription. For the full breakdown of all options, see the US watch guide.
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Group A’s four teams — South Africa, South Korea, Mexico, and Czech Republic — each play three group-stage matches before the standings are settled. This is the sixth and final match in the group.
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