Raúl Rangel walked onto the pitch at Estadio Azteca for warmups, took a knee at the goal line, pressed the Trionda to his forehead and closed his eyes in prayer. After he subbed out late in Mexico's 3-0 rout of Czechia to give Memo Ochoa his proper send-off and close out the group stage,

South Africa have beaten South Korea 1-0 to book their place in the 2026 World Cup knockout stage. Thapelo Maseko scored the winner for the South Africans who will play in the knockouts for the first time in their history.

ESPN has the latest from the World Cup, as the build-up ramps up for the final matches in Group E between Germany and Ecuador and Ivory Coast and Curacao.

South Korea's captain, Son Heung-min, issued an apology to fans after the team's early exit from the World Cup. Following coach Hong Myung-bo's resignation, Son urged support for the players over criticism.

Kim Sun-tae, the former Chungju city official known as "Chungju Man" who became a YouTuber after leaving his government post, watched South Korea&apos

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