South AfricavsCzechia
RSA 1/CZE 1
Things to say
South Africa and Czechia drew 1-1 at full time at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
01
opener
South Africa and Czechia played to a 1-1 draw. Pretty even match, both sides walk away with a point. Neither one is through yet, neither one is out.
02
key player
Ladislav Krejcí ran the whole show for Czechia. Four shots, 45 accurate passes, ten defensive interventions. Dude was everywhere.
03
hot take
Czechia at home, drawing with South Africa? That's two points dropped, not one earned. They should've put that game to bed.
04
deep cut
Teboho Mokoena hit 93 accurate passes for South Africa. Quietest 93 passes you'll ever see, but he basically ran their midfield.
05
exit
Group's wide open now. Whoever wins the next matchday probably goes through.
The recap
South Africa and Czechia split the points 1-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and honestly it had that scrappy World Cup group-stage feel where nobody wanted to be the one to lose it. Ladislav Krejcí was everywhere for the Czechs, four shots up top, 45 accurate passes, and ten defensive interventions, basically playing three positions at once.
South Africa leaned on Mbekezeli Mbokazi at the back with 15 interventions and Teboho Mokoena spraying 93 passes around midfield to keep things ticking. Both sides walk away with a point and an 0-1-1 record, so the group is wide open and the next match is do-or-die for both.