South Africa vs South Korea kicks off at 7:00 PM CDT (UTC-5) on June 24, 2026 at Estadio BBVA, Monterrey. This is Match 6, the final Group A matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Kickoff times around the world
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Monterrey (CDT) | 7:00 PM |
| New York (EDT) | 8:00 PM |
| Sao Paulo (BRT) | 9:00 PM |
| London (BST) | 1:00 AM +1 |
| Paris (CEST) | 2:00 AM +1 |
| Dubai (GST) | 4:00 AM +1 |
| Mumbai (IST) | 5:30 AM +1 |
| Tokyo (JST) | 9:00 AM +1 |
| Sydney (AEST) | 10:00 AM +1 |
Who gets a comfortable window?
The 7:00 PM CDT kickoff is an ideal slot for North American viewers. The Eastern seaboard gets an 8:00 PM EDT start, and Sao Paulo watches at 9:00 PM BRT. European fans are well behind midnight for both London (1:00 AM BST) and Paris (2:00 AM CEST): a final-day group match requiring late-night dedication. South Korean supporters are served well, with a 9:00 AM JST kickoff on the following morning making live viewing straightforward. South African fans face an overnight watch: Johannesburg sits at UTC+2, which places kickoff at 2:00 AM SAST. This is one of the least convenient African kickoff times in the group stage calendar.
Historical context
When South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup, domestic matches kicked off at 16:00 and 20:30 local time, designed for South African audiences and European prime-time viewing simultaneously. Playing a decisive 2026 group match at 2:00 AM Johannesburg time is a very different experience for Bafana Bafana fans. South Korean viewers saw similar early-morning scheduling during their 2002 co-hosted tournament, so the 9:00 AM +1 window will feel familiar to 태극전사 supporters.
Check current time in Johannesburg at whatisthetime.now/johannesburg and in Seoul at whatisthetime.now/seoul.
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- What time does South Africa vs South Korea kick off?
- Kickoff is at 7:00 PM local time (America/Monterrey) at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey on 2026-06-24.
- Where is South Africa vs South Korea being played?
- Estadio BBVA in Monterrey. Capacity: 53,500.
- What group is South Africa vs South Korea in?
- This is a Group A match in the FIFA World Cup 2026.