South Korea vs Czechia — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-879CLASS: GROUP MATCHSTATUS: GROUP STAGEWC 2026 · GUADALAJARA

South Korea

2–1

Czech Republic

Match events

Lee Jae-SungOn: Hwang Hee-Chan62'
Hwang In-Beomassist Lee Kang-In67'1–1
Lee Tae-SeokOn: Eom Ji-Sung69'
Son Heung-MinOn: Oh Hyeon-Gyu69'
Oh Hyeon-Gyuassist Hwang In-Beom80'2–1
Hwang In-BeomOn: Kim Jin-Gyu84'
Paik Seung-HoOn: Park Jin-Seob84'
Lee Gi-Hyuk90+6'

0–159'L. Krejciassist V. Coufal
64'P. SulcOn: A. Hlozek
64'P. SchickOn: T. Chory
64'L. ProvodOn: M. Sadilek
77'T. SoucekGoal Disallowed - offside
84'A. SojkaOn: M. Chytil

KORMatch statsCZE

62%Possession38%

15Shots8

6Shots on Target4

4Corners5

9Fouls16

1Yellow Cards0

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South Korea — starting XI

3-4-2-1

Bench

11Hwang Hee-chan
25Ji-sung Eom
18Hyeon-gyu Oh
24Jin-gyu Kim
16Jin-seob Park
21Jo Hyeonwoo
12Song Bum-keun
15Kim Moon-hwan
14Wi-je Cho
5Kim Tae-hyeon
26Dong-gyeong Lee
23Jens Castrop
17Jun-Ho Bae
9Gue-sung Cho
20Yang Hyun-Jun

Czech Republic — starting XI

3-4-2-1

Bench

18Michal Sadílek
9Adam Hložek
19Tomáš Chorý
13Mojmír Chytil
16Jindřich Staněk
23Lukáš Horníček
14David Jurásek
2David Zima
3Tomáš Holeš
21David Douděra
26Denis Višinský
25Hugo Sochurek
12Lukáš Červ
8Vladimír Darida
11Jan Kuchta

All-time meetings

South Korea wins

Draws

Czech Republic wins

02 · Tale of the Tape

Tale of the tape.

28.2

Average Age

28.1

03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

South Korea

Jun 12

vs Czech Republic

World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · Estadio Akron

2–1

Jun 4

vs El Salvador

Friendlies · Friendly International · America First Field

1–0

May 31

vs Trinidad and Tobago

Friendlies · Friendly International · BYU South Field

5–0

Mar 31

at Austria

Friendlies · Friendly International · Ernst Happel Stadion

0–1

Mar 28

vs Ivory Coast

Friendlies · Friendly International · Stadium MK

0–4

Czechia

Jun 12

at South Korea

World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · Estadio Akron

1–2

Jun 5

vs Guatemala

Friendlies · Friendly International · Sports Illustrated Stadium

3–1

May 31

vs Kosovo

Friendlies · Friendly International · epet ARENA

2–1

Mar 31

vs Denmark

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Final · epet ARENA

1–1

Mar 26

vs Rep. Of Ireland

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · Fortuna Arena

2–2

05 · Key Battles

Son and Lee Kang-In orchestrate the rhythm; Kim Min-Jae shuts the door

South Korea's star power and European calibre edge a Czech midfield built on work-rate and resilience.

// Left wing vs Left back · The Tottenham starlight show

Son Heung-Min

#13 · Tottenham

T. Holeš

#3 · Slavia Praha

Son's elite dribbling and movement will repeatedly isolate Holeš in transition. The Czech veteran will need pristine positional discipline and support from his midfield to avoid being systematically pulled apart by the Premier League's winger in form.

// Central playmaker duel · The midfield maestro contest

Lee Kang-In

#18 · Paris Saint Germain

P. Šulc

#15 · Plzen

Lee Kang-In's pressing intensity and press resistance will determine whether Korea controls the tempo or cedes rhythm to Šulc's through-ball precision. The PSG midfielder's directness offers a sharper edge in a battle between two of the group's most creative midfielders.

// Centre-back vs Striker · The physical reckoning

Kim Min-Jae

#16 · Bayern München

T. Chorý

#19 · Slavia Praha

Kim Min-Jae's dominance in the air and one-on-one prowess makes him the heavy favourite against Chorý's hold-up play. The Bayern defender's Europa League pedigree will suffocate the Czech forward's attempts to create space for teammates or find half-chances in the box.

06 · Style Clash