Alexandr Sojka

Starts in Thursday's opener

Sojka registered one cross (one accurate) and one corner in Thursday's 2-1 loss to South Korea.

Analysis: Sojka started in central midfield for Thursday's opening match and was solid on both ends of the pitch. He created one chance and recorded one accurate cross on the attack, adding one tackle and two interceptions on the defensive end. He was subbed off in the 84th minute for Mojmir Chytil, a more attacking option as Czechia was chasing the match late. Sojka is not expected to make many flashy or match-winning plays in his role, instead he will provide assistance on both ends of the pitch as a box-to-box midfielder. He will hope to lead his side to a better result Thursday versus South Africa, a must-win match versus the worst-ranked team in the group.