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República ChecaRepública ChecavsSudáfricaSudáfrica

Time (Spain — mainland & Balearic Islands)

18:00

Time in Atlanta

12:00

6 h behind Spain (mainland & Balearic Islands).

IANA time zone: America/New_York

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta

JORNADA 2 · Grupo A

Finalizado

Score and status

Quick facts

República Checa

Team profile
FIFA ranking
41
Head coach
Miroslav Koubek
Group position
Last 5 matches
  • República Checa 0–3 México25/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
  • República Checa 1–1 Sudáfrica18/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
  • República Checa 1–1 South Africa18/06/2026 · 18:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 2
  • República Checa 1–2 Corea del Sur12/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
  • República Checa 1–2 South Korea12/06/2026 · 04:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Sudáfrica

Team profile
FIFA ranking
60
Head coach
Hugo Broos
Group position
Last 5 matches
  • Sudáfrica 0–1 Canadá28/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
  • Sudáfrica 1–0 Corea del Sur25/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
  • Sudáfrica 1–0 South Korea25/06/2026 · 03:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 3
  • Sudáfrica 1–1 República Checa18/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
  • Sudáfrica 1–1 Czechia18/06/2026 · 18:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Venue

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Capacity: 75,000 spectators

Atlanta ·

Full host city profile

Match timeline

  1. 6′ Goal: M. Sadilek · Assist: A. Sojka
  2. 33′ Yellow card: T. Mokoena
  3. 40′ Yellow card: T. Mbatha
  4. 75′ Yellow card: L. Krejci
  5. 83′ Penalty goal: T. Mokoena

Squads & players

República ChecaRepública Checa

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1Matěj Kovář
  • 3Tomáš Holeš
  • 4Robin Hranáč
  • 7Ladislav Krejčí
  • 5Vladimír Coufal
  • 8Vladimír Darida
  • 12Lukáš Červ
  • 18Michal Sadílek
  • 24Alexandr Sojka
  • 10Patrik Schick
  • 9Adam Hložek

Substitutes

  • 20Jaroslav Zelený
  • 15Pavel Šulc
  • 22Tomáš Souček
  • 17Lukáš Provod
  • 2David Zima
  • 16Jindřich Staněk
  • 23Lukáš Horníček
  • 6Štěpán Chaloupek
  • 21David Douděra
  • 25Hugo Sochurek
  • 26Denis Višinský
  • 11Jan Kuchta
  • 13Mojmír Chytil
  • 19Tomáš Chorý
SudáfricaSudáfrica

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1Ronwen Williams
  • 20Khuliso Mudau
  • 21Ime Okon
  • 14Mbekezeli Mbokazi
  • 6Aubrey Modiba
  • 5Thalente Mbatha
  • 4Teboho Mokoena
  • 23Jayden Adams
  • 12Thapelo Maseko
  • 15Iqraam Rayners
  • 7Oswin Appollis

Substitutes

  • 10Relebohile Mofokeng
  • 17Evidence Makgopa
  • 25Kamogelo Sebelebele
  • 16Sipho Chaine
  • 22Ricardo Goss
  • 2Tholo Thabang Matuludi
  • 3Khulumani Ndamane
  • 18Samukelo Kabini
  • 19Nkosinathi Sibisi
  • 24Olwethu Makhanya
  • 26Bradley Cross
  • 8Tshepang Moremi
  • 9Lyle Foster

Match statistics

República ChecaRepública ChecaHome
Metric
SudáfricaSudáfricaAway
38%Possession62%
14Total shots17
3Shots on target4
8Shots off target5
3Blocked shots8
11Shots inside the box6
3Shots outside the box11
12Fouls10
5Corners5
2Offsides3
1Yellow cards2
Red cards
3Goalkeeper saves2
339Total passes563
270Accurate passes508
80%Pass accuracy90%
1.02Expected goals (xG)1.37
Goals prevented (GK)
Attacks
Dangerous attacks
-0.42goals_prevented-0.42

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Road to the title

Grupo A
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
3rd place
Final