About This Match
FEAST your eyes on a clash of philosophies! In the red corner, the Czech Republic β heirs to a Central European footballing dynasty stretching back to the days of Czechoslovakia, the land where NedvΔd walked so this generation could RUN, built on organization, discipline, and the patient venom of the counter! In the away corner, Bafana Bafana β the soul of 2010, the nation that made an entire PLANET sing through vuvuzelas, returning to the world's biggest stage with pace on the wings, direct fury, and a hunger for the result that eluded them on home soil! Compact precision versus physical thunder β this is the kind of collision that World Cup dreams are forged in!
Czech Republic
South Africa
Human Rights & Country Data
Czech Republic
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0β1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption β higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships
South Africa
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0β1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption β higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships