World Cup 2026: Follow South Africa vs Czechia live on Foot Africa!

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Find out all the key information about the South Africa vs Czechia clash, counting for Matchday 2 in Group A of the 2026 World Cup: kick-off time, stadium, TV broadcasters, digital platforms, and live audio streaming on Foot Africa.

South Africa and Czechia go head-to-head this Thursday as part of the second round of Group A at the 2026 World Cup. After defeats in their opening matches, both sides are now under immense pressure and must secure a positive result to keep their qualification hopes alive.

On Matchday 1, Bafana Bafana fell 2-0 to Mexico. It was a tough outing for the South Africans, who finished the match with just nine men following the dismissals of Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane.

Czechia also experienced a rough start to their tournament. Despite taking the lead, the Czechs ultimately lost 2-1 to South Korea, already putting their qualification campaign in jeopardy.

FIFA has appointed American referee Tori Penso to officiate this match. She will be assisted by Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, with Campbell-Kirk Kawana serving as the fourth official.

Video assistant referee (VAR) duties will be overseen by Nicaragua’s Tatiana Guzmán, assisted by American Joe Dickerson. Emirati Mohammed Obaid Khadim will round out the VAR team as assistant VAR.

What time does South Africa vs Czechia kick off?

The match between South Africa and Czechia will be played this Thursday at 16:00 GMT at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, USA. As always, Foot Africa will provide live audio commentary so you can follow all the action as it happens.

Which channels are broadcasting South Africa vs Czechia?

The match will be broadcast on the following channels and platforms:

AFN Sports HD

Antena 1 Romania HD

Antena Play Live ($/geo/R)

Arena Premium 1 Srbija HD

Arena Sport 1 BiH HD

Arena Sport 1 Slovenija HD

BarTV Mundial HD

BBC iPlayer (geo/R)

BBC iPlayer 4K (geo/R)

BBC One HD

BBC Sport Website (geo/R)

beIN Connect FRANCE

beIN Connect MENA

beIN Connect MENA HD

beIN Sports France 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA 4K UHD

beIN Sports MENA Max 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 3 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 5 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 6 HD

BNT 1 Bulgaria HD

BNT 3 Bulgaria HD

Canal 2 International

CRTV Sports Cameroon

CT Sport Czech HD

DAZN España ($/geo/R)

DAZN Mundial Espana HD

DR TV ($/geo/R)

DR1 Dansk HD

ERT 2 Sport Hellas HD

Fast Sports TV Armenia

FOX Sports USA 4K

FOX TV USA 4K

Fox TV USA HD

Fussball.TV1 UHD

Futbol TV Tajikistan

Gabon 1ère

GRTS Gambia

GTV Sports + HD

Hagerie TV Ethiopia

HRT 2 Hrvatska HD

Ictimai TV HD

IRIB 4K UHD

IRIB TV3 HD

KBC 1 Kenya

KC2 Rwanda

KTRK Sport

KVF Sjónvarp Faroes

La Nouvelle Chaîne Ivorienne

M4 Sport Hungary HD

M6 France 4K UHD

M6 France HD

Mafken TV Zambia

Magenta Sport ($/geo/R)

MATCH! Futbol 1 HD

MATCH! Premier HD

MATCH! Russia HD

Media Sports Infos

Megogo Futbol 2 ($/geo/R)

Nova Action HD

NPO 1 Nederland HD

NRK 1 Norge HD

NRK TV ($/geo/R)

ORF 1 Austria HD

ORTB Benin

ORTM 1 Mali

Persiana Sport HD

Persiana Sports 2 HD

PTV Sports

QazSport HD

RDS Canada

RSI La 2 Svizzera HD

RTG Guinea

RTi La 3 Côte d’Ivoire

RTK 1 Kosovo HD

RTNC Congo DR

RTS 1 Senegal HD

RTS 2 Senegal HD

RTS 2 Suisse HD

RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

RTÉ Player (geo/R)

Rustavi 2

RUV Sjonvarpid

Rwanda TV HD

SABC 1 HD

SABC 3 HD

Setanta Sports 1 Georgia HD

Sigma TV Cyprus

Slovenija TV2 HD

The most decorated nations in World Cup history

1. Brazil — 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

2. Germany — 4 titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

3. Italy — 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)

4. Argentina — 3 titles (1978, 1986, 2022)

5. France — 2 titles (1998, 2018)

6. Uruguay — 2 titles (1930, 1950)

7. England — 1 title (1966)

8. Spain — 1 title (2010)

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Mohamed Rek |

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Mohamed Rek- sports content writer with over 10 years of experience creating football content in Arabic and French for platforms such as Foot Africa and Starafrica, combining accuracy, creativity, and audience engagement.

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