South Korea sits eighth among third-place World Cup teams with one match left

South Korea finished third in Group A with three points after a win and two losses. The team defeated Czechia 2-1 on June 11, lost 1-0 to Mexico on June 18, and lost 1-0 to South Africa on June 25. South Korea began Friday sixth among third-place nations but dropped to eighth after Senegal defeated Iraq 5-0 and moved to fifth.

Spain's 1-0 win over Uruguay prevented South Korea from falling further on tiebreakers.

Current standings and tiebreakers Goal difference is the first tiebreaker among third-place teams, followed by goals scored. South Korea has a goal difference of minus one. Croatia sits seventh with the same goal difference but leads on goals scored, 3-2.

Algeria is ninth with a goal difference of minus two. DR Congo is third in its group with one point and plays Uzbekistan on Saturday; a win would move DR Congo ahead of South Korea.

Algeria plays Austria on Saturday.

The group stage ends after those matches, and the eight best third-place teams will advance to the round of 32.