By Levy Masiteng and Thebe Mabanga
Bafana Bafana’s FIFA World Cup hopes will be on the line when they take on South Korea in a crucial Group A encounter at Monterrey Stadium in Mexico on Thursday, with kick-off scheduled for 3am South African time.
After opening their campaign with a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Mexico before salvaging a 1-1 draw against Czechia, Hugo Broos’ men find themselves under immense pressure heading into their final group-stage match.
South Africa have just one point from two games and realistically need a victory to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages, either as runners-up or among the tournament’s best third-placed teams.
What makes the task even more daunting is the absence of midfield talisman Teboho Mokoena.
The Mamelodi Sundowns star rescued Bafana against Czechia with a late penalty that earned a priceless point, but his second yellow card in two
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