South Africa

FIFA #54 · 2ndin Group A · 0-1-1

Nope, tied.

South Africa tied Czechia

0-1-1 1 – 1

0-1-1

FT · Thu, Jun 18

Match Details

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) · 67,442 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Highlights

South Africa snatch Czechia draw at World Cup after late penalty

A late penalty from Teboho Mokoena secured South Africa a 1-1 draw with the Czechia in Atalanta, which keeps alive both sides' hopes of qualification from Group A.

Recap via ESPN

1:15 Should Czechia have taken more risks when in the lead against South Africa?

1:40 Will South Africa reach the World Cup knockouts?

0:40 Fans in Johannesburg celebrate South Africa's equalizer vs. Czechia

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Czechia 1, South Africa 1.
90'+8'Second Half ends, Czechia 1, South Africa 1.
90'+7'Attempt blocked. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ime Okon.
90'+7'Corner, South Africa. Conceded by David Zima.
90'+7'Attempt blocked. Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6'Attempt saved. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Khuliso Mudau.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Lukás Provod (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ladislav Krejcí.
90'+1'Offside, Czechia. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'Foul by Kamogelo Sebelebele (South Africa).
90'Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Line Score

	1	2	T
RSA	0	1	1
CZE	1	0	1

Match Leaders

South Africa

TM Teboho Mokoena · 1Goals
MM Mbekezeli Mbokazi · 3Total Shots
RW Ronwen Williams · 2Saves
MM Mbekezeli Mbokazi · 15Defensive Interventions
TM Teboho Mokoena · 93Accurate Passes

Czechia

MS Michal Sadílek · 1Goals
LK Ladislav Krejcí · 4Total Shots
Matej Kovár · 3Saves
LK Ladislav Krejcí · 10Defensive Interventions
LK Ladislav Krejcí · 45Accurate Passes

FIFA World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Key Events

84'Substitution, South Africa. Kamogelo Sebelebele replaces Thapelo Maseko.

83'Goal! Czechia 1, South Africa 1. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

78'Substitution, Czechia. David Zima replaces Lukás Cerv.

75'Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67'Substitution, Czechia. Lukás Provod replaces Adam Hlozek.

67'Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Soucek replaces Michal Sadílek.

66'Substitution, South Africa. Evidence Makgopa replaces Iqraam Rayners.

55'Substitution, Czechia. Jaroslav Zeleny replaces Alexandr Sojka.

55'Substitution, Czechia. Pavel Sulc replaces Vladimír Darida.

45'Substitution, South Africa. Relebohile Mofokeng replaces Jayden Adams.

40'Thalente Mbatha (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

33'Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

6'Goal! Czechia 1, South Africa 0. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandr Sojka.