The 2nd race of the 2026 World Cup team phase begins in Atlanta with the Czech race with South Africa.
At the premiere of the First group South Africa was defeated 2-0 by Mexico while the Czech Republic 2-1 by South Korea. Both the Czech Republic and South Africa are looking for their first degree in the event.
The race will take place in Atlanta at 19:00 Greek time and will be whistled by Tory Penso (with supervisors Brooke Mayo and Catherine Nesbitt), who will become the first American to be the first referee in Men's World Cup and the second woman.
The first woman was Stephanie Frapar (France) in the Costa Rica match with Germany at the 2022 World Cup.
The Czech Republic has no absences while South Africa will not have Sitole and Zuane who accepted red cards at the premiere in Mexico.