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Czechia 3-5-2 Miroslav Koubek
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Starters
- 1 Matěj Kovář
- 7 Ladislav Krejčí
- 4 Robin Hranáč
- 3 Tomáš Holeš
- 24 Alexandr Sojka
- 18 Michal Sadílek
- 12 Lukáš Červ
- 8 Vladimír Darida
- 5 Vladimír Coufal
- 9 Adam Hložek
- 10 Patrik Schick
Substitutes
2 David Zima- 6 Štěpán Chaloupek
- 11 Jan Kuchta
13 Mojmír Chytil- 15 Pavel Šulc
- 16 Jindřich Staněk
- 17 Lukáš Provod
- 19 Tomáš Chorý
- 20 Jaroslav Zelený
21 David Douděra- 22 Tomáš Souček
- 23 Lukáš Horníček
- 25 Hugo Sochurek
- 26 Denis Višinský
South Africa 4-3-3 Hugo Broos
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Starters
- 1 Ronwen Williams
- 6 Aubrey Modiba
- 14 Mbekezeli Mbokazi
- 21 Ime Okon
- 20 Khuliso Mudau
- 23 Jayden Adams
- 4 Teboho Mokoena
- 5 Thalente Mbatha
- 7 Oswin Appollis
- 15 Iqraam Rayners
- 12 Thapelo Maseko
Substitutes
2 Tholo Thabang Matuludi- 3 Khulumani Ndamane
- 8 Tshepang Moremi
- 9 Lyle Foster
- 10 Relebohile Mofokeng
- 16 Sipho Chaine
- 17 Evidence Makgopa
- 18 Samukelo Kabini
- 19 Nkosinathi Sibisi
- 22 Ricardo Goss
- 24 Olwethu Makhanya
- 25 Kamogelo Sebelebele
- 26 Bradley Cross
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3 Shots on Goal 3
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5 Shots off Goal 5
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11 Total Shots 14
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3 Blocked Shots 6
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9 Shots insidebox 4
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2 Shots outsidebox 10
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12 Fouls 9
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4 Corner Kicks 4
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1 Offsides 3
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38% Ball Possession 62%
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1 Yellow Cards 2
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0 Red Cards 0
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2 Goalkeeper Saves 2
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310 Total passes 512
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248 Passes accurate 464
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80% Passes % 91%
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0.88 expected_goals 1.17
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-0.42 goals_prevented -0.42
Head-to-Head Stats
League Standings
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |
South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
Czechia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 |
South Africa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 1 |
Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |
Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Qatar |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |
Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |
Morocco |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Brazil |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Haiti |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 1 |
USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |
Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
Türkiye |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 |
Paraguay |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 1 |
Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 |
Ivory Coast |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
Ecuador |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 |
Curaçao |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| 1 |
Sweden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 |
Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 1 |
New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |
Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |
Uruguay |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |
Saudi Arabia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Spain |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Cape Verde Islands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |
Norway |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |
France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
Senegal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 |
Iraq |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 1 |
Argentina |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |
Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 |
Algeria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 1 |
Colombia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |
Congo DR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Portugal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Uzbekistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 1 |
England |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |
Ghana |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
Panama |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 |
Croatia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 1 |
Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |
Brazil |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Qatar |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |
Portugal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |
Spain |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |
Czechia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 |
Ecuador |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 |
Panama |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 |
Senegal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 |
Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 |
Türkiye |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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