South Korea
Classement FIFA #23(0 : 0)
Czech Republic
Classement FIFA #43- 📅 Date
- 🕐 Heure
- 🏟 Stade Guadalajara (Zapopan)
- 🧑⚖️ Arbitre MOHAMED Amin
🧠 Match Summary
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South Korea opened their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Czech Republic in Group A at Guadalajara's Estadio Akron. The Czechs struck first through Ladislav Krejcí on 59 minutes, threatening to upset the Asian side, but South Korea responded emphatically. Hwang In-Beom levelled on 67 minutes before Oh Hyeon-Gyu sealed the win with a crucial strike on 80 minutes to send the Korean faithful into celebration.
South Korea's dominance was evident throughout, commanding 62% possession and registering 15 shots to the Czechs' seven. Czech goalkeeper was kept busy, making four saves, while referee Mohamed Amin oversaw a physical contest in which the Czechs committed 16 fouls. South Korea now sit top of Group A after a promising opening-day statement.
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🎬 Match highlights (video)
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⚡ Match events
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59'
Ladislav Krejcí
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67'
Hwang In-Beom
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80'
Oh Hyeon-Gyu
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90'
Lee Gi-Hyuk
📋 a bad foul
📊 Statistics
👕 Composition
South Korea 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- Kim Seung-Gyu
- Seol Young-Woo
- Lee Tae-Seok
- Lee Gi-Hyuk
- Kim Min-Jae
- Lee Han-Beom
- Hwang In-Beom
- Paik Seung-Ho
- Son Heung-Min
- Lee Kang-In
- 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
- Matej Kovár
- Vladimír Coufal
- Jaroslav Zelený
- Ladislav Krejcí
- Robin Hranác
- Stepán Chaloupek
- Tomás Soucek
- Alexandr Sojka
- Patrik Schick
- Lukás Provod
- 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
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🧑⚖️ Main referee
MOHAMED Amin (مصر)
- 🚩 Assistant referees TBA before kickoff
- 📺 VAR + 4th official To be announced
- 🟨 Yellow cards 1 — 0
