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Czechia vs South Africa predictions: Loser on the way out

Three Czechia vs South Africa predictions for their second World Cup group game on Thursday evening, including value on the goalscorer pick.

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
2	LNZ Cherkasy	30	18	6	6	39	17	22	60	W L W D D
3	Polissya Zhytomyr	30	18	5	7	51	21	30	59	W D L W W
4	Dynamo Kyiv	30	17	6	7	66	36	30	57	W W W D L
5	Metalist 1925	30	13	12	5	36	19	17	51	W D D D L
6	FC Kolos Kovalivka	30	13	10	7	30	25	5	49	W L L W W

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