South Africa reach World Cup knockouts as Scotland face anxious wait
What's new: South Africa advanced after beating South Korea in Monterrey, while Scotland sat on three points and a minus-3 goal difference.
South Africa reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time after beating South Korea in Monterrey, while Scotland were left waiting to learn whether three points and a minus-3 goal difference would be enough to scrape through. Brazil's result had damaged Scotland's chances earlier in the day. Elsewhere, Germany had already clinched Group E before its final game against Ecuador in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Côte d’Ivoire needed a point against Curaçao in Philadelphia to take second place and reach the knockouts for the first time. Among the hosts, Canada looked vulnerable after losing to Switzerland and shifted its last-32 game to Los Angeles instead of Vancouver. Mexico finished the group stage with three wins, six goals and no goals conceded.