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South Africa coach Hugo Broos has fast become an unexpected highlight of this World Cup. At the age of 74, with thick silver hair and a seemingly permanent furrowed brow, the Belgian takes a no-nonsense approach to dealing with the media.

Bafana Bafana winger Thapelo Maseko has called for his teammates to up the tempo as they look to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Mexico in their second Group A game of the FIFA World Cup against Czechia in Atlanta on Thursday.

Michal Sadilek put Czechia on the board vs. South Africa with the fastest goal so far in the 2026 World Cup. See the replay.

South Africa coach Hugo Broos wants to appeal midfielder Themba Zwane's three-match ban for a red card at the World Cup, citing Lionel Messi in his reasoning. Zwane was given one of the three red cards in the opening game of the World Cup on Thursday,

Por EFE La República Checa, con un gol de Michal Sadilek a los seis minutos, y Sudáfrica, con un tanto de penalti de Teboho Mokoena a los 83, empataron en Atlanta y sumaron un punto que les deja en un

A draw that risks weighing like a sentence for both sides. After two matchdays, Czechia and South Africa have still not shown enough quality to suggest they can go far in the tournament. After opening defeats against South Korea and Mexico,