Czechia 1-1 South Africa · World Cup 2026
Czechia drew 1-1 with South Africa in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Czechia and South Africa met in the World Cup 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday, 18 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Czechia: M. Sadílek 6'. South Africa: T. Mokoena 83'.
How the match went
South Africa saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Czechia had 14 shots with 3 on target, South Africa 17 with 4 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 5 to Czechia and 5 to South Africa. Czechia conceded 12 fouls, South Africa 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Czechia, 2 for South Africa).
Line-ups
Czechia started in a 3-5-2: Matěj Kovář, Tomáš Holeš, Robin Hranáč, Ladislav Krejčí, Vladimír Coufal, Vladimír Darida, Lukáš Červ, Michal Sadílek, Alexandr Sojka, Patrik Schick, Adam Hložek.
South Africa started in a 4-3-3: Ronwen Williams, Khuliso Mudau, Ime Okon, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Aubrey Modiba, Thalente Mbatha, Teboho Mokoena, Jayden Adams, Thapelo Maseko, Iqraam Rayners, Oswin Appollis.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.