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Broos hits out at stadium and ‘tall’ Czechia after South Africa rescue point
They can put the matches away, at least for a while. Before this game, Hugo Broos had responded to fierce criticism over South Africa’s start to the World Cup by revealing that eight months ago after qualification a friend had said they would erect a statue of him and the coach had replied by saying: “Make it out of wood; that way it will burn more easily.” Beaten 2-0 by Mexico, they were seven minutes away from following that with a 1-0 loss to Czechia, left with no points, no goals and not much hope. But from almost nowhere, in an arena that Broos criticised as “not a football stadium”, they got the penalty that allows them to fight another day.
TL;DR
- South Africa drew 1-1 with Czechia, earning a penalty late in the game.
- Teboho Mokoena scored the penalty for South Africa.
- South Africa's coach, Hugo Broos, criticized the stadium and Czechia's direct playing style.
- Czechia's coach, Miroslav Koubek, disagreed with Broos, stating his team was closer to winning.
- Both teams can still advance in the World Cup depending on their final group matches.
- Patrik Schick missed an early chance for Czechia, who then took the lead in the fifth minute through Michal Sadilek.
- South Africa equalized in the 83rd minute after a handball penalty was awarded.