Czechia vs South Africa: All-time head-to-head record ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

These two sides are set to meet each other after nearly three decades in Georgia

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, gears up to host the match week 2 fixtures in Group A of the FIFA World Cup 2026, where reigning European outfit Czechia takes on African powerhouse South Africa in what it set to be a thrilling contest.

Despite scoring the opening goal against South Korea in the opening fixture, Czechia conceded two goals in the last two quarters and suffered a 2-1 defeat. It’s a must-win game for both teams to keep their qualification hopes alive.

Czechia are led by Miroslav Koubek, who has previously been at the helm of Slavia Praha and the youth teams of Czechia before getting promoted as the head coach of the senior team.

Bafana Bafana are also coming after a defeat to hosts Mexico in the opening match week. Shockingly, they conceded two red cards, which makes Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane unavailable for the next game.

They are led by Belgian gaffer Hugo Broos, who has led teams like Anderlecht and the Cameroon national team previously.

In this article, we take a ride down memory lane to find out who has the upper hand against whom. As the two teams prepare to rewrite history, we find out what happened when these two sides last met each other and who scored and impressed more in this fixture.

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Czechia vs South Africa: Head-to-Head

These two sides met only once so far in history, and that ended in an entertaining high-scoring draw between both sides.

So it was back in 1997 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh when these two sides met for the first time in the FIFA Confederation Cup game. South Africa were led by Clive Barker, whereas Dusan Uhrim was at the helm of Czechia.

Vladimir Smicer took just 19 minutes to break the deadlock and make it 1-0 for Czechia until Brendan Augustine scored a header. But Smicer scored a brace just before halftime to restore Czechia’s lead.

The game was heading for a 2-1 win for Czechia, but Helman Mkhalele had other intentions, scoring a right-footed shot to make it 2-2 in the dying minutes of the game.

Czechia vs South Africa: FIFA Confederation Cup

• Matches: 01
• Czechia: 00
• South Africa: 00
• Draws: 01

Czechia vs South Africa: Overall record

• Matches: 01
• Czechia: 00
• South Africa: 00
• Draws: 01

Czechia vs South Africa: Last match

13/12/1997: Czechia 2-2 South Africa (FIFA Confederation Cup)