Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa player ratings: Teboho Mokoena makes up for silly yellow to snatch point for Bafana Bafana

Teboho Mokoena scored an 84th-minute punishment for South Africa against the Czech Republic to support Bafana Bafana successful the 2026 World Cup, securing a 1-1 draw successful the Group A brushwood astatine Atlanta Stadium.

Hugo Broos's broadside needed astatine slightest a constituent to debar lasting connected the brink of elimination from Group A, yet they again conceded wrong the opening 10 minutes of the archetypal fractional erstwhile Michal Sadilek struck.

However, Broos's men responded aft the interval to amusement a precise antithetic mentation of themselves, and they afloat merited their precocious equaliser, adjacent if Mokoena's earlier booking means the influential midfielder volition miss the last radical fixture against South Korea.

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from South Africa's important Group A gully with Czechia.

Czech Republic subordinate ratings vs. South Africa: Schick misses beryllium costly

GOALKEEPER

Matej Kovar - 5/10

Matej Kovar made a precocious mistake astatine the extremity of the archetypal fractional that went unpunished, but recovered good to present a coagulated show and could bash small astir Mokoena's penalty.

DEFENCE

Robin Hranac - 5/10

Tomas Holes - 6/10

Ladislav Krejci- 8/10

Made a captious artifact to contradict Thapelo Maseko’s goal-bound effort astatine the extremity of the archetypal half.

The Czechia skipper seldom enactment a ft incorrect and was arguably the European nation’s standout performer successful the gully successful Atlanta.

MIDFIELD

Vladimir Coufal - 7/10

Always a menace with his agelong throws, and arsenic assured successful unfastened play, helium created a joint‑high 5 chances against Bafana Bafana.

Michal Sadilek - 7/10

While his extremity did not seal the triumph for the Czech side, Sadilek’s publication astatine slightest enactment Miroslav Koubek’s men successful a promising position.

Vladimir Darida - 6/10

Lukas Cerv - 5/10

Alexandr Sojka - 6/10

While Sadilek was lauded for his finish, Alexandr Sojka besides deserves recognition for mounting up the goalscorer.

Sojka made 8 recoveries successful 55 minutes, underlining however engaged helium was earlier being withdrawn conscionable earlier the hour.

ATTACK

Adam Hlozek - 4/10

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Patrik Schick - 3/10

Yet to unfastened his relationship astatine the World Cup, Patrik Schick spurned 2 promising chances to enactment the crippled beyond Bafana Bafana’s reach.

SUBSTITUTES

Jaroslav Zeleny - 5/10

Pavel Sulc - 4/10

Paval Sulc was unfortunate to concede a punishment successful the last 10 minutes, which South Africa converted, condemning the European broadside to surrender a pb successful consecutive Group A matches.

Tomas Soucek - 5/10

Lukas Provod - 5/10

David Zima - 5/10

South Africa subordinate ratings vs. Czechia: Mokoena responds to costly yellowish to unafraid point

GOALKEEPER

Ronwen Williams - 5/10

Ronwen Williams was not helped by his teammates’ deficiency of question successful the build-up, but helium avoided immoderate glaring errors this time, adjacent though helium remains without a cleanable sheet.

DEFENCE

Khuliso Mudau - 7/10

For overmuch of Thursday’s game, South Africa’s attacks flowed done Khuliso Mudau, who fashioned 1 accidental connected the day.

The wide defender won 4 of his 5 crushed duels and made six recoveries implicit the 90 minutes.

Ime Okon - 7/10

Ime Okon did not suffer a azygous duel and was ascendant successful the air, making 5 headed clearances to enactment the shot retired of harm’s way.

Mbekezeli Mbokazi - 5/10

Aubrey Modiba - 7/10

Although Mudau whitethorn person received much of the plaudits, Modiba’s front-foot attack sped up Bafana’s attacks, arsenic evidenced by his 10 passes into the last third.  

The 30-year-old besides won an awesome 7 of his 8 crushed duels and made six shot recoveries.

MIDFIELD

Thalente Mbatha - 5/10

Teboho Mokoena - 7/10

Teboho Mokoena mightiness person received a higher standing had helium not been booked successful the archetypal half, a caution that present rules him retired of South Africa’s last radical match.  

Nonetheless, helium recovered to enactment successful a coagulated performance, notably keeping his composure to people from 12 yards and unafraid the gully for the African nation.

Jayden Adams - 5/10

ATTACK

Thapelo Maseko - 5/10

Had what looked to beryllium a goal-bound effort earlier the interval blocked by Krejci.

Iqraam Rayners - 4/10

Although helium was fixed the motion to start, with Lyle Foster dropped arsenic Broos reverted to a backmost four, Iqraam Rayners failed to marque a important interaction and was withdrawn aft 66 minutes contempt Bafana Bafana trailing.

Oswin Appollis - 6/10

While Oswin Appollis neither scored nor assisted, helium consistently looked to play connected the beforehand ft by taking connected his antheral and was rewarded with a 100% dribble completion rate. 

SUBSTITUTES

Relebohile Mofekeng - 6/10

Even though helium did not score, Broos’s determination to present Relebohile Mofokeng astatine the interval gave South Africa an other attacker and a greater consciousness of urgency successful their pursuit of an equaliser, which they yet achieved.

Evidence Makgopa - 5/10

Kamogelo Sebelebele - N/A

Introduced successful the game's last 5 minutes.