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A first point for both Czech Republic and South Africa at the World Cup. Teboho Mokoena's penalty cancelled out Michal Sadilek's early goal for the Czechs. Author | Ajay  Stadium | Atlanta Stadium South Africa trailed after five minutes and seven seconds when Michal Sadilek latched onto a clever lay-off and rifled home the earliest goal of the tournament so far. The Bafana Bafana, who also conceded early against Mexico in their tournament opener, eventually settled into the game, but they struggled to create chances and only managed their first shot on target in the 74th minute. But their fortunes finally changed as Thapelo Maseko's shot thundered into Pavel Sulc's arm in the Czech box with less than 10 minutes of normal time remaining. Mokoena made no mistake with the finish, slotting into the left corner. Both sides then fought to determine a winner, but neither could. This means they’ll have to beat the group favourites in order to get out of the group and reach the ...

South Korea came from behind to beat the Czech Republic in their World Cup opener Substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scoring the winner 10 minutes from time. Author | Ajay  Stadium | Estadio Guadalajara Son Heung-min and his team-mates dominated much of the contest against a Czech side that failed to register a shot on target until the 59th minute. Their captain, Ladislav Krejci, broke the deadlock when he rose highest to head in a long throw from Vladimir Coufal. Former Tottenham forward Son, captaining his country, was at the heart of South Korea's attacking play. He accounted for five of their eight first-half attempts, although his best opportunity was denied by goalkeeper Matej Kovar. South Korea responded swiftly  They were level just eight minutes later through Feyenoord midfielder Hwang In-beom. Picked out inside the area by the impressive Lee Kang-in, Hwang wrong-footed Kovar, who had rushed from his line, with a clever dummy before delicately lifting the ball into the empt...