The second round of group stage matches begins with first round losers Czechia and South Africa facing off in Atlanta.Then, it's Switzerland vs Bosnia Herzegovina, before co-hots Canada and Mexico host Qatar and South Korea respectively.Follow all the action in our live blog.Collapse all postsFilter PostsAll2Key Events1Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 1:47amFri 19 Jun 2026 at 1:47amHow things look for Czechia and South AfricaA quick refresher.In the opening game of the tournament, South Africa went down 2-0 to Mexico and had two players sent off.Fair to say things didn't quite go to plan for Bafana Bafana.A few hours later, Czechia lost 2-1 to South Korea in a really entertaining match.Czechia actually took the lead in that game through Ladislav Krejci, but were always second best in truth, with the Koreans putting in a professional, quite attractive 90 minutes of football.So, all of this is to say, today's fixture is approaching must win territory for both Czechia and South Africa.Key EventFri 19 Jun 2026 at 1:31amFri 19 Jun 2026 at 1:31amHello!By Henry Hanson(Getty Images)Good morning everyone and welcome to the first day of the second round of group stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.How time flies!Today, we begin with two teams desperate to get on the board, with South Korea and Czechia facing off in Atlanta.Then, at 5am AEST, we head to LA for Switzerland vs Bosnia. cohosts Canada face Qatar at 8am AEST in Vancouver, before the day's action is rounded out by what should be a very entertaining match between Mexico and South Korea 11am.My name is Henry and I can't wait to guide you through all the action.Email address