South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic
World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · 12 June 2026 · Estadio Akron, Guadalajara.
Status: full time. Half time 0–0. Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt.
Goals
- 59' L. Krejci (Czech Republic) — assist V. Coufal
- 67' Hwang In-Beom (South Korea) — assist Lee Kang-In
- 80' Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea) — assist Hwang In-Beom
Cards
- 90+6' Lee Gi-Hyuk (South Korea) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | South Korea | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 62% | 38% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.00 | 0.84 |
| Total shots | 15 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 4 | 1 |
| Passes | 542 | 323 |
| Accurate passes | 469 | 228 |
| Corners | 4 | 5 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Fouls | 9 | 16 |
| Saves | 3 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
South Korea lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Myung-Bo Hong.
- Hwang In-beom — Midfielder, 1 goal
- Hyeon-gyu Oh — Attack, 1 goal
- Kang-in Lee — Midfield
- Kim Seung-gyu — Goalkeeper
- Lee Tae-seok — Defender
- Seung Ho Paik — Midfielder
- Jae-sung Lee — Midfield
- Jin-seob Park — Midfield
- Son Heung-min — Attacker
- Kim Min-jae — Defender
- Ji-sung Eom — Attack
- Han-beom Lee — Defender
- Gi-hyuk Lee — Defender
- Young-woo Seol — Defender
- Jin-gyu Kim — Midfield
- Hwang Hee-chan — Attacker
- Dong-gyeong Lee — Midfield
- Jens Castrop — Midfield
- Yang Hyun-Jun — Attacker
- Kim Tae-hyeon — Defender
- Jun-ho Bae — Midfield
- Kim Moon-hwan — Defender
- Song Bum-keun — Goalkeeper
- Wi-je Cho — Defender
- Gue-sung Cho — Attack
- Jo Hyeonwoo — Goalkeeper
Czech Republic lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Miroslav Koubek.
- Ladislav Krejčí — Defender, 1 goal
- Adam Hlozek — Attack
- Matej Kovar — Goalkeeper
- Jaroslav Zelený — Defender
- Lukas Provod — Attack
- Michal Sadílek — Midfield
- Tomáš Souček — Midfield
- Alexandr Sojka — Midfield
- Pavel Sulc — Midfield
- Vladimír Coufal — Defender
- Patrik Schick — Attack
- Robin Hranac — Defender
- Mojmír Chytil — Attack
- Tomas Chory — Attack
- Stepan Chaloupek — Defender
- Denis Visinsky — Midfield
- Lukas Cerv — Midfield
- Hugo Sochurek — Midfielder
- Vladimír Darida — Midfield
- Jindrich Stanek — Goalkeeper
- Tomas Holes — Defender
- David Zima — Defender
- Lukas Hornicek — Goalkeeper
- David Jurásek — Defender
- David Doudera — Midfield
- Jan Kuchta — Attack
South Korea — recent form
- South Korea 1–0 El Salvador · 2026-06-04
- South Korea 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago · 2026-05-31
- Austria 1–0 South Korea · 2026-03-31
- South Korea 0–4 Ivory Coast · 2026-03-28
- South Korea 1–0 Ghana · 2025-11-18
- South Korea 2–0 Bolivia · 2025-11-14
- South Korea 2–0 Paraguay · 2025-10-14
- South Korea 0–5 Brazil · 2025-10-10
Czech Republic — recent form
- Czech Republic 3–1 Guatemala · 2026-06-05
- Czech Republic 2–1 Kosovo · 2026-05-31
- Czech Republic 1–1 Denmark · 2026-03-31
- Czech Republic 2–2 Rep. Of Ireland · 2026-03-26
- Czech Republic 6–0 Gibraltar · 2025-11-17
- Czech Republic 1–0 San Marino · 2025-11-13
- Faroe Islands 2–1 Czech Republic · 2025-10-12
- Czech Republic 0–0 Croatia · 2025-10-09
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |