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South Korea

FIFA Rank #23
2 : 1

(0 : 0)

Czech Republic

FIFA Rank #43
🏟 Guadalajara (Zapopan) 📅
  • 📅 Date
  • 🕐 Time
  • 🏟 Stadium Guadalajara (Zapopan)
  • 🧑‍⚖️ Referee MOHAMED Amin
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🧠 Match Summary

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South Korea made a winning start to their World Cup campaign in Guadalajara, overcoming Czech Republic 2-1 in a commanding Group A opener. The Koreans dominated possession with 62% and created numerous chances, though they fell behind when Ladislav Krejcí broke the deadlock in the 59th minute. South Korea responded effectively, with Hwang In-Beom equalizing in the 67th before Oh Hyeon-Gyu sealed the victory in the 80th. The East Asians' superiority in chance creation showed through their 15 shots to Czech Republic's eight, though the Czechs remained dangerous on the counter-attack. It was a solid performance from Tite's side, demonstrating the attacking prowess needed to compete at this level.

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🎬 Match highlights (video)

ملخص مباراة كوريا الجنوبية وتشيكيا | دور المجموعات - كأس العالم FIFA 2026™ Watch highlights on YouTube ↗

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⚡ Match events

  1. 59' Ladislav Krejcí
  2. 67' Hwang In-Beom
  3. 80' Oh Hyeon-Gyu
  4. 90' Lee Gi-Hyuk 📋 a bad foul

📊 Statistics

South Korea Czech Republic
62% Possession 39%
15 Shots 7
6 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
9 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 0
3 Saves 4

👕 Lineup

South Korea 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. Kim Seung-Gyu
  2. Seol Young-Woo
  3. Lee Tae-Seok
  4. Lee Gi-Hyuk
  5. Kim Min-Jae
  6. Lee Han-Beom
  7. Hwang In-Beom
  8. Paik Seung-Ho
  9. Son Heung-Min
  10. Lee Kang-In
  11. Lee Jae-Sung

Substitutes

  • Bae Jun-Ho
  • Kim Jin-Gyu
  • Kim Tae-Hyeon
  • Lee Dong-Gyeong
  • Jens Castrop
  • Song Bum-Keun
  • Hwang Hee-Chan
  • Cho Gue-Sung
  • Eom Ji-Sung
  • Jo Hyeon-Woo
  • Yang Hyun-Jun
  • Kim Moon-Hwan
  • Cho Wi-Je
  • Park Jin-Seop
  • Oh Hyeon-Gyu

Czech Republic 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. Matej Kovár
  2. Vladimír Coufal
  3. Jaroslav Zelený
  4. Ladislav Krejcí
  5. Robin Hranác
  6. Stepán Chaloupek
  7. Tomás Soucek
  8. Alexandr Sojka
  9. Patrik Schick
  10. Lukás Provod
  11. Pavel Sulc

Substitutes

  • Jindrich Stanek
  • Adam Hlozek
  • Tomás Chorý
  • David Doudera
  • Lukás Cerv
  • Tomás Holes
  • Vladimír Darida
  • Lukás Hornícek
  • Jan Kuchta
  • Mojmír Chytil
  • Michal Sadílek
  • Hugo Sochurek
  • David Jurásek
  • Denis Visinský
  • David Zima

📋 Match officials & info

  • 🌐 Match number 2 of 104
  • 🏆 Stage Group A
  • 🧑‍⚖️ Main referee MOHAMED Amin (مصر)
  • 🚩 Assistant referees TBA before kickoff
  • 📺 VAR + 4th official To be announced
  • 🟨 Yellow cards 1 — 0