WORLD CUP | Mokoena’s 83rd-minute penalty lifts South Africa to 1-1 draw with Czechia

Teboho Mokoena scored from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute as South Africa drew 1-1 with Czechia on Thursday, according to Yahoo Sports. Czechia led after Michal Sadílek scored in the sixth minute, described as the fastest goal of the 2026 World Cup so far. South Africa earned the penalty after Thapelo Maseko’s 81st-minute shot hit Pavel Šulc’s hand and a VAR review upheld the handball call; Mokoena converted past goalkeeper Matej Kovár. The match also featured an all-American female officiating crew—referee Tori Penso and assistants Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt—reported as the first women to work a men’s World Cup match as a crew, with Penso the first American woman to referee a men’s World Cup match. Czechia next plays Mexico in Mexico City and South Africa faces South Korea in Monterrey, with both matches set for June 24 at 9 p.m. ET.