South Africa and Czech Republic draw 1-1 in World Cup match
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 18, 2026, 11:03 PM
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
South Africa and the Czech Republic played to a 1-1 draw in their World Cup match on June 18 in Atalanta. Michal Sadilek put the Czech Republic ahead early in the sixth minute with a well-placed finish. South Africa equalized late in the match thanks to a penalty from Teboho Mokoena after a handball by Czech substitute Pavel Sulc. The draw leaves both teams in contention for advancement from Group A, with South Africa set to face South Korea and the Czech Republic to meet Mexico in their final group matches.
- •Match held in Atalanta on June 18.
- •Czech Republic led with Sadilek's 6th-minute goal.
- •Mokoena scored a late penalty to equalize.
- •South Africa must win against South Korea next.
- •Czech Republic faces Mexico in their final group game.
- 11:03 PMYahoo Sports — South Africa and Czech Republic keep knockout hopes alive with turgid draw
"South Africa 1-1 Czech Republic: Teboho Mokoena’s late penalty earned Bafana Bafana a point and both teams will need a win in their final game to stand a realistic chance of advancing
Sources
External linksOriginal reporting and copyright belong to the linked sources. SportsNewsReport.com aggregates and links — it does not republish full articles.
Related Stories
Last 14 days
BoxingBoxing•Jun 19, 2026, 2:05 PMWright: A look at New Mexico's Black boxing history- Boxing•Jun 19, 2026, 1:34 PMMexico's hometown heroes show for World Cup moment in Guadalajara
- Boxing•Jun 19, 2026, 12:45 PMGarner grateful for St Mary's date with destiny
- Boxing•Jun 19, 2026, 12:31 PMOscar Collazo vs. Joey Canoy: How to watch, full fight card, streaming info and more
Boxing•Jun 19, 2026, 12:22 PMOleksandr Usyk vs Agit Kabayel purse bid date set and rapidly approaching
Boxing•Jun 19, 2026, 11:37 AM‘It was all out of whack’: Errol Spence reflects on poor training camp for Terence Crawford fight