There is WC action taking place on Thursday as Czech Republic play against South Africa.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Czech Republic v South Africa match are shown here - along with the latest match odds.
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Czech Republic
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Czech Republic will be hoping to bounce back here following a 2-1 WC loss in their previous game against Korea Republic.
In that match, Czech Republic managed 38% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Czech Republic was Ladislav Krejčí (59'). Korea Republic had 15 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. In-beom Hwang (67') and Hyeon-gyu Oh (80') scored for Korea Republic.
Fixtures featuring Czech Republic have often been absorbing ones recently with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past six clashes, the sum of 24 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 16 of these coming from Czech Republic. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.
South Africa
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Mexico in WC competition, South Africa and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, South Africa managed 39% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Mexico got 16 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Julián Quiñones (9') and Raúl Jiménez (67') scored for Mexico.
The stats tell the story, and South Africa have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in total. Defensively, South Africa certainly have room for improvement.
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Prediction
We envisage that Czech Republic have it within them to convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
Conversely, South Africa will be up against it to get a goal of their own but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be hitting back at some stage here, too.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Czech Republic at the conclusion of the game.
Renata Leite,
03:00 14/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Czech Republic
Formed: 1901
Stadium: Generali Arena (19,416)
Captain: Ladislav Krejčí
Chairman: David Trunda
Manager: Miroslav Koubek