Czechia assistant coach Jan Rezek warns Bafana Bafana about their prowess on set pieces

Rezek said they can hurt any team on set plays as they face Bafana on Thursday
Czechia assistant coach Jan Rezek warns Bafana Bafana about their prowess on set pieces Czechia assistant coach Jan Rezek warns Bafana Bafana about their prowess on set pieces
18 june 2026 12:00
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South Africa's Bafana Bafana should be wary of the Czechia's set piece ability.

This is according to Jan Rezek, who is the Czechia assistant coach.

Set plays are their strength and hey had a goal via one against South Korea in their opening game but it was disallowed.

But this is going to their dependent method for goals against Bafana who do not have players with height of the Czechia players.

We pay a lot of attention to them, we've changed our form a bit now, but of course we know that we're strong in it, which was also shown in the match against Korea, when we had another goal ruled out for offside," Rezek said, according to the Czech national team's official website.

"Of course, we want to score goals from set pieces, but set pieces are an important part of today's football.

“I don't think we're intensifying the preparation. We know that we have players who can upset any team from set pieces, at least in our group.”

This match between the two nations takes place on Thursday at the Mercedes Benz Stadium where both team are expected to bring their World Cup run on track.

Both South Africa and Czechia lost their opening Group A matches to Mexico and South Korea, respectively, so this game provides them with a chance to earn their maiden wins.

This means it will not be an easy match for both sides.

The game starts at 6pm South African time.

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