Bafana Bafana starlet Relebohile Mofokeng came on a substitute against Czech Republic and showed some real class.
The situation facing Bafana Bafana is now brutally simple: win against South Korea next week, or prepare for an early flight home.
South Africa’s dramatic 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic on Thursday kept their FIFA World Cup campaign alive, but only narrowly. Teboho Mokoena’s late equaliser rescued a crucial point for Hugo Broos’ side after another difficult start, ensuring Bafana still have a mathematical chance of reaching the knockout rounds.
The wider Group A picture, however, leaves very little margin for error. Mexico’s victory over South Korea secured qualification for the last 32 and dramatically tightened the battle for second place in the group.
That result leaves South Korea second on three points with a goal difference of zero, whilst the Czech Republic sit third with one point and a goal difference of minus one. Bafana remain bottom of the group with one point and a goal difference of minus two following their opening defeat to Mexico and the subsequent draw with the Czechs.
