FIFA World Cup 26™: What to look out for in Czechia v South Africa 🇨🇿🇿🇦 | OneFootball

Czechia and South Africa are aiming to get their first FIFA World Cup 26™ wins.

Here is everything you need to look out for in the Group A showdown.

Who is playing today? 👀

Both Czechia and South Africa suffered opening game defeats in their Group A campaigns.

Ladislav Krejčí's opener was not enough to see Miroslav Koubek's side past Korea Republic, who overturned their one-goal deficit in 13 second half minutes to hand Czechia a 2-1 defeat.

Bafana Bafana, meanwhile, were comprehensively beaten by tournament co-hosts Mexico while seeing Yaya Sithole and Themba Zwane sent off in a 2-0 reversal.

Players to watch 🔥

Patrik Schick remains Czechia's most potent threat after a personal-best season with Bayer Leverkusen in which he netted 22 goals from 42 games in all competitions.

The 30-year-old has been similarly prolific on the international stage with 26 goals from 54 for his country while also finishing as joint-top scorer at EURO 2020.

Lyle Foster found himself sacrificed as Hugo Broos reshuffled South Africa's line-up following Sithole's dismissal at Mexico City Stadium but is still highly impactful.

The Burnley forward racked up four goal involvements in three games at the Africa Cup of Nations despite enduring a stop-start season in their relegation campaign.

Must-watch video 🎥

There were some special scenes in Mexico for the opening goal of the tournament.

Fun facts 📊

Our prediction 🔮