Czechia and South Africa find themselves playing catch-up in Group A when they lock horns in their second World Cup match on Thursday.
Both nations tasted defeat in their opening fixtures, South Africa reduced to nine men during their humbling loss to co-hosts Mexico and Czechia squandering an advantage as they fell to South Korea. Without any points to their name, the upcoming battle in Atlanta is crucial to progression to the knockout stage, eight third-placed qualifiers joining each group’s top two in the last 32.
