The South African national team played a draw with the Czech Republic in the group stage match of the 2026 World Cup.

The national teams of the Czech Republic and South Africa played a draw in the match of the second round of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup. The Group A meeting took place on June 18 in Atlanta, USA and ended with a score of 1:1.

Midfielder Michal Sadilek scored for the Czech national team, opening the scoring in the 6th minute of the match with a pass from Alexander Soyka. The South African national team was able to win back at the end of the second half thanks to a converted penalty: Teboho Mokoena scored an accurate shot in the 83rd minute.

Both teams scored the first points in the current tournament. In the opening matches of the group stage, the Czech Republic lost to the South Korean national team with a score of 1:2, and the South African players were defeated by the hosts of the championship, the Mexicans (0:2).

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