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South Africa hold Czechs, keep World Cup knockout dream alive
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Teboho Mokoena’s penalty kept South Africa’s dream of reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time alive after a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic in Atlanta on Thursday.
- Michal Sadilek’s early opener had the Czechs on course for just their second World Cup win as an independent nation.
- But Mokoena’s late spot-kick kept both teams in the hunt for the last 32, although they will almost certainly have to win their final Group.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Teboho Mokoena’s penalty kept South Africa’s dream of reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time alive after a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic in Atlanta on Thursday.
Michal Sadilek’s early opener had the Czechs on course for just their second World Cup win as an independent nation.
But Mokoena’s late spot-kick kept both teams in the hunt for the last 32, although they will almost certainly have to win their final Group. A fixture to advance.
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