Group AFull time
Final · Jun 18
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 6'M. Sadílek▲ 724
- 83'Teboho MokoenaPENGoal of the match▲ 1.6k
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The stakes
Full time: Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa — a Group A result now baked into the table.
The two sides
Czech RepublicBack after 20 years, must win now
Back after 20 years with Schick up top and a spine of Premier League grit — every remaining game is a knife-edge, which is exactly the kind of pressure newcomers should chase.
South AfricaYoung underdogs with nothing to lose
A young, home-grown, expressive squad dealt the cruelest opener imaginable and still swinging — the purest "nothing to lose" underdog in Group A.
Who plays where
Czech Republic
- Bayer LeverkusenPatrik Schick
- Sparta PragueHugo Sochurek
- West HamTomas Soucek
- WolverhamptonLadislav Krejci
South Africa
- BurnleyLyle Foster
- Mamelodi SundownsRonwen Williams
- Orlando PiratesRelebohile Mofokeng
- Qatar SC / veteranPercy Tau