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South Africa's Belgian head coach Hugo Broos talks with Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio at the end of the 2026 World Cup Group A vs Mexico at the Mexico City Stadium on June 11, 2026. [Yuri CORTEZ / AFP]
South Africa coach Hugo Broos said "only the grass" resembled a football stadium after a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Atlanta kept Bafana Bafana's chances of World Cup progress alive.
Under the closed roof of the state-of-the-art home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and MLS side Atlanta United, the Czech Republic took an early lead through Michal Sadilek.
But South Africa's persistence in the search for an equaliser paid off when Teboho Mokoena converted an 83rd minute penalty after Pavel Sulc handled inside his own box.
