Czech Republic vs South Africa Head-to-Head: Record, Stats & Form (Updated June 2026)

The Czech Republic vs South Africa head-to-head has no recorded history to draw on, making their World Cup 2026 meeting on 18 June 2026 a genuinely fresh encounter between two sides at very different points in their current form. Ranked 40th in the world, the Czechs enter as the higher-ranked side against a South Africa outfit sitting 60th, and the contrast in recent results could hardly be more pronounced.

Head-to-Head Record

Czech Republic and South Africa have no recorded head-to-head meetings in senior international football. With no shared history to analyse, their World Cup 2026 clash will be a true first encounter at this level, which places even greater weight on each side’s current form, squad momentum and tournament context when assessing how they arrive at this fixture.

Czech Republic: Recent Form

The Czechs have been one of the more productive sides in their recent run, posting a W3 D2 L1 record across their last six matches — a sequence that reads W D D W W L from oldest to most recent. They have scored 15 goals and conceded 7 in that span, averaging 2.5 goals for and 1.17 against per match, with a points-per-game rate of 1.83. Their only defeat came away to South Korea (1-2) on 12 June, just days before this fixture. Prior to that, they had won back-to-back home matches against Guatemala (3-1) and Kosovo (2-1), and drawn with Denmark (1-1) and Ireland (2-2). A 6-0 home demolition of Gibraltar in November 2025 underlines their attacking output, though they have managed just one clean sheet in six — against that same opposition. Notably, they have found the net in every one of their last six matches.

• vs South Korea (A) — 1-2 L — 12 June 2026
• vs Guatemala (H) — 3-1 W — 5 June 2026
• vs Kosovo (H) — 2-1 W — 31 May 2026
• vs Gibraltar (H) — 6-0 W — 17 November 2025

South Africa: Recent Form

South Africa’s recent record makes for difficult reading: W0 D3 L3 across their last six matches, a run that reads L D D L D L from oldest to most recent, yielding just 0.5 points per game. Bafana Bafana have scored only 4 goals in those six outings while conceding 8, averaging 0.67 goals for and 1.33 against per match. They have failed to score in two of their last six — a goalless draw with Nicaragua and a 0-2 defeat to Mexico — and their sole clean sheet came in that same draw with Nicaragua. Defeats to Cameroon (1-2), Panama (1-2) and Mexico (0-2) bookend a sequence that includes draws against Panama (1-1) and Jamaica (1-1). The lack of a win in six attempts heading into a World Cup group stage fixture is a significant concern.

• vs Mexico (A) — 0-2 L — 11 June 2026
• vs Jamaica (A) — 1-1 D — 6 June 2026
• vs Nicaragua (H) — 0-0 D — 29 May 2026
• vs Panama (H) — 1-2 L — 31 March 2026

Form and Record at a Glance

• Head-to-head: No recorded meetings between Czech Republic and South Africa.
• Czech Republic last 6: W3 D2 L1 — 1.83 points per game.
• South Africa last 6: W0 D3 L3 — 0.5 points per game.
• Czech Republic goals: 15 scored, 7 conceded (avg 2.5 / 1.17 per match); scored in all six matches.
• South Africa goals: 4 scored, 8 conceded (avg 0.67 / 1.33 per match); failed to score in 2 of 6.
• Clean sheets: Czech Republic 1, South Africa 1 — both sides have kept just one shutout in their last six.

How Czech Republic and South Africa Compare

Czech Republic arrive with a meaningfully stronger recent record, averaging nearly four times as many points per match as South Africa (1.83 vs 0.50) and more than three times the goals-per-game output (2.5 vs 0.67). Defensively the gap is narrower — the Czechs concede 1.17 per match compared to South Africa’s 1.33 — but it is in attack where the difference is most pronounced, with South Africa having failed to score in two of their last six matches while the Czechs have found the net in every one of theirs. Both sides have kept just a single clean sheet in six matches, suggesting goals could flow at both ends if South Africa can improve on their recent attacking output.

FAQ

Have Czech Republic and South Africa ever played each other before?

No — there are no recorded senior international meetings between Czech Republic and South Africa, making their World Cup 2026 fixture on 18 June 2026 a historic first encounter between the two nations.

What is Czech Republic’s recent form heading into this match?

Czech Republic have won three, drawn two and lost one of their last six matches, scoring 15 goals and conceding 7, for a points-per-game rate of 1.83 — their only defeat in that run came against South Korea on 12 June 2026.

What is South Africa’s recent form ahead of the World Cup 2026 fixture?

South Africa have gone winless in their last six matches (W0 D3 L3), scoring just 4 goals and conceding 8, with a points-per-game rate of 0.5 — they have also failed to score in two of those six outings.

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When do Czech Republic and South Africa play at World Cup 2026?

Czech Republic face South Africa on 18 June 2026 as part of the World Cup 2026 group stage, with Czech Republic ranked 40th and South Africa 60th in the world at the time of the fixture.