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South Korea vs Czechia — FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage

← Schedule Group A · Matchday 1
South Korea
2–1
Match Finished
Czechia
🗓 Friday 12 June 2026 📍 Estadio Akron, Guadalajara 🧑‍⚖️ Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt

Match prediction

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Match recap

South Korea beat Czechia 2–1.

Scorers — South Korea: Hwang In-Beom 67', Oh Hyeon-Gyu 80' · Czechia: L. Krejci 59'

Possession: South Korea 62% – Czechia 38%.

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Timeline

  1. ⚽L. Krejci

    assist: V. Coufal

    59'
  2. ⇄Lee Jae-Sung

    ↑ Hwang Hee-Chan↓ Lee Jae-Sung

    62'
  3. ⇄P. Sulc

    ↑ A. Hlozek↓ P. Sulc

    64'
  4. ⇄P. Schick

    ↑ T. Chory↓ P. Schick

    64'
  5. ⇄L. Provod

    ↑ M. Sadilek↓ L. Provod

    64'
  6. ⚽Hwang In-Beom

    assist: Lee Kang-In

    67'
  7. ⇄Son Heung-Min

    ↑ Oh Hyeon-Gyu↓ Son Heung-Min

    69'
  8. ⇄Lee Tae-Seok

    ↑ Eom Ji-Sung↓ Lee Tae-Seok

    69'
  9. ⚽Oh Hyeon-Gyu

    assist: Hwang In-Beom

    80'
  10. ⇄Hwang In-Beom

    ↑ Kim Jin-Gyu↓ Hwang In-Beom

    84'
  11. ⇄Paik Seung-Ho

    ↑ Park Jin-Seob↓ Paik Seung-Ho

    84'
  12. ⇄A. Sojka

    ↑ M. Chytil↓ A. Sojka

    84'
  13. 🟨Gi-Hyuk Lee
    90+6'

Match stats

62%Ball Possession38%
2.30Expected goals (xG)0.83
15Total Shots7
6Shots on Goal4
4Corner Kicks5
2Offsides2
9Fouls16
1Yellow Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves4

Lineups

South Korea3-4-2-1
  • 1Kim Seung-GyuG
  • 2Lee Han-BeomD
  • 4Kim Min-JaeD
  • 3Lee Gi-HyukD
  • 22Seol Young-WooM
  • 6Hwang In-BeomM
  • 8Paik Seung-HoM
  • 13Lee Tae-SeokM
  • 19Lee Kang-InF
  • 10Lee Jae-SungF
  • 7Son Heung-MinF

Substitutes

  • 21Jo Hyeon-Woo
  • 12Song Bum-Keun
  • 11Hwang Hee-Chan
  • 24Kim Jin-Gyu
  • 16Park Jin-Seob
  • 26Lee Dong-Gyeong
  • 9Cho Gue-Sung
  • 18Oh Hyeon-Gyu
  • 25Eom Ji-Sung
  • 23J. Castrop
  • 15Kim Moon-Hwan
  • 5Kim Tae-Hyeon
  • 20Yang Hyun-Jun
  • 17Bae Jun-Ho
  • 14Cho Wi-Je

Coach: Myung-Bo Hong

Czechia3-4-2-1
  • 1M. KovarG
  • 6S. ChaloupekD
  • 4R. HranacD
  • 7L. KrejciD
  • 5V. CoufalM
  • 22T. SoucekM
  • 24A. SojkaM
  • 20J. ZelenyM
  • 17L. ProvodF
  • 15P. SulcF
  • 10P. SchickF

Substitutes

  • 16J. Stanek
  • 23L. Hornicek
  • 3T. Holes
  • 11J. Kuchta
  • 21D. Doudera
  • 2D. Zima
  • 14D. Jurasek
  • 9A. Hlozek
  • 12L. Cerv
  • 26D. Visinsky
  • 8V. Darida
  • 19T. Chory
  • 18M. Sadilek
  • 13M. Chytil
  • 25H. Sochurek

Coach: Miroslav Koubek

Head-to-head

  • South Korea 2–1 Czechia