WIRE โ€” South Africa and Morocco have both secured their places in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with African football producing two impressive performances on Thursday. Thapelo Maseko's 63rd-minute goal sent South Africa into the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history, as Bafana Bafana beat South Korea 1-0

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