Goal
Michal Sadílek
Sadílek gets on the end of Sojka's deft cutback at the top of the box and rifles a low first-time finish into the far corner within six minutes.
Czechia
FTGroup Stage - Group A
🇨🇿CzechiaHome
1–1
🇿🇦South AfricaAway
0'90'
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Match events
6'⚽Michal Sadílek
83'⚽Teboho Mokoena
Match preview: Czechia vs South Africa
🕐 Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM (ICT) · 📍 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, USA
Czechia face South Africa in the Group Stage - Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. This promises to be an exciting contest between two competitive sides.
Czechia
52%
Win probability
Draw
23%
Draw
South Africa
25%
Loss
Match timeline
6'
83'
Goal
Teboho Mokoena
Mokoena steps up and sends the goalkeeper the wrong way with a calm, well-placed penalty after Thapelo Maseko's shot struck the arm of Pavel Šulc.
South Africa
Lineups
Czechia - Projected XI
Formation 4-3-3
1GKMatěj Kovář
4RBVladimír Coufal
5CBTomáš Holeš
6CBLadislav Krejčí
7LBDavid Zima
13DMTomáš Souček
14CMVladimír Darida
15CMLukáš Provod
22RWPatrik Schick
23STAdam Hložek
24LWJan Kuchta
South Africa - Projected XI
Formation 4-3-3
1GKRonwen Williams
4RBAubrey Modiba
5CBKhuliso Mudau
6CBNkosinathi Sibisi
7LBMbekezeli Mbokazi
15DMTeboho Mokoena
16CMSphephelo Sithole
17CMThalente Mbatha
19RWThemba Zwane
20STLyle Foster
21LWEvidence Makgopa
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