South Africa’s national team, Bafana Bafana, remains in contention to reach the FIFA World Cup knockout stages after a late penalty scored by Teboho Mokoena. Coverage across outlets says the result keeps their chances alive ahead of their final Group A match against South Korea. Several reports frame the path forward as dependent on outcomes in that last group fixture and other matches within the group. All sources agree that South Africa’s most direct route is to secure a win over South Korea in their final group game, which would put them in contention for qualification to the Round of 32. They also note that a draw could still allow South Africa to advance, but only if other group results fall in their favour. Overall, the articles present the late penalty as a decisive moment that prevents South Africa’s campaign from ending immediately and leaves them with a realistic, though conditional, route to the next stage of the tournament.