Group AJun 19, 2026 (Friday) 00:00 MYT · early-hours kick-off
Czech Republic vs South Africa · Prediction & Kick-off Time
Czech Republic
South Africa📍 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
🇲🇾 Malaysian fans: this one is early-hours kick-off (Kuala Lumpur time 00:00) — set your alarm.
Model Forecast
Analytics Hub →Czech Republic winDrawSouth Africa win
Most likely score Czech Republic 2 : 0 South Africa · expected goals (xG) 2.18 / 0.47
Elo rating 1740 vs 1517 · source: World Football Elo Ratings (real data, refreshed daily)
Group A Standings
Full Schedule →| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Czech Republic vs South Africa — What to Watch
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, Kuala Lumpur time Jun 19 00:00 (MYT, early-hours kick-off) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Based on real World Football Elo Ratings (eloratings.net, Czech Republic 1740 / South Africa 1517), our Poisson model gives Czech Republic to win 77%, draw 16%, South Africa to win 7%, most likely score 2:0. Full schedule, standings and bracket: the Fixtures & Results page.