While co-hosts Mexico have already secured their place in the 2026 World Cup Round of 32, the Czech Republic has only one point – the same as South Africa, but ranks third due to a better goal difference.

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 and then South Korea 1-0, meaning they haven't conceded a goal yet.
Notably, the three goals for the co-hosting team were scored by three different players: Julian Quinones, Raul Jimenez, and Luis Romo, who found the net against South Korea.
Meanwhile, the Czech Republic came away empty-handed in their opening match, despite taking the lead. Ladislav Krejci scored in the 59th minute, but the Czech Republic failed to hold onto their advantage, losing 1-2 to South Korea.
In the second match, the Czech Republic once again took the lead, with Sadilek scoring in the 6th minute. But South Africa earned a point near the end of the match (83'), thanks to a successful penalty by Mokoena.
While Mexico may be relaxed going into this match, the Czech Republic is under immense pressure to win if they want any hope of finishing third in the group and avoiding early elimination.
The two teams have previously played a friendly match, which the Czech Republic won 2-1.

The Czech Republic needs to win, but Mexico has the home advantage and is in a very relaxed mood, likely to continue their good form and upset their opponents.
Predicting the match, ESPN football experts chose a 2-1 victory for Mexico against the Czech Republic . And the big names are aligned, as both Sportskeeda and Sportsmole experts predicted the same result , meaning the Czech Republic will be eliminated early.
Predicted lineup :
Czech Republic : Kovar; Holes, Hranac, Krejci; Coufal, Darida, Cerv, Sadilek, Sojka; Schick, Hlozek.
Mexico : Rangel; Sanchez, Reyes, Vasquez, Gallardo; Gutierrez, Lira, Romo; Alvarado, Gimenez, Quinones.
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