Confederations Cup 1997 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

South Africa 2–2 Czech Republic

Saturday 13 Dec 1997 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral)

South Africa2–2Czech Republic

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Smicer Augustine Smicer Mkhalele

19′0–1Vladimir Smicer Czech Republic
39′1–1Brendan Augustine South Africa
40′1–2Vladimir Smicer Czech Republic
86′2–2Helman Mkhalele South Africa

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

South Africa: 1747 → 1753
Czech Republic: 1838 → 1832

Expected score for South Africa: 37.2% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 1997–2026.

South Africa wins: 0
Draws: 2
Czech Republic wins: 0

Form either side

South Africa

Before

3–0 v Zambia 8 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Congo 16 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v France 11 Oct 1997 · Friendly
0–3 v Germany 15 Nov 1997 · Friendly
1–2 v Brazil 7 Dec 1997 · Friendly

After

0–1 v United Arab Emirates 15 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
3–4 v Uruguay 17 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
2–3 v Namibia 24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup qualification 1998
0–0 v Angola 8 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
1–1 v Ivory Coast 11 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998

Czech Republic

Before

2–0 v Faroe Islands 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v Slovakia 24 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v Faroe Islands 6 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Malta 24 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–0 v Slovakia 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

1–2 v Uruguay 15 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
6–1 v United Arab Emirates 17 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–2 v Brazil 19 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
1–0 v Uruguay 21 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
2–1 v Republic of Ireland 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Uruguay	3	3	0	0	+4	9
2Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	+4	4
3United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	-6	3
4South Africa	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

South Africa

Czech Republic

2–2 v South Africa Group stage
1–2 v Uruguay Group stage
6–1 v United Arab Emirates Group stage
0–2 v Brazil Semi-final
1–0 v Uruguay Third-place play-off

Every South Africa v Czech Republic match2

From South Africa's side.


18 Jun 2026	Czech Republic	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
13 Dec 1997	Czech Republic	2–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1997	Group stage

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