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Czechia
Miroslav Koubek · FIFA #41 · 74 rating
Group Stage
AI prediction 1 – 0
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta · 75k
2026-06-18
South Africa
Hugo Broos · FIFA #60 · 72 rating
Best · Group stage
Projected XIs 4-3-3 vs 4-3-3
CzechiaSouth Africa
Czechia 1–0 South Africa
Expected goals 1.7 – 0.9 · projected scoreline
Czechia's attack (rated 86) has a clear edge over South Africa's defence (75), so the model makes them 57% favourites, in what shapes up as a cagey, low-scoring tie. Projected 1–0.
Czechia win Draw South Africa win
Czechia favoured · even matchup. AI model — each attack vs the other’s defence (squad ratings, club & international goals, assists, goalkeeping), Poisson scoreline.
CzechiaSouth Africa
86Attack rating76
76Defence rating75
#41FIFA ranking#60
€7.7MSquad value€13M
723Total caps466
98Intl goals61
27.2Avg age26.3
8
Vladimír Darida 81
Hradec Králové
8 goals · 79 caps
16
Sipho Chaine 79
Orlando Pirates
0 goals · 3 caps
Best-rated player in each squad.