Group · Match 2FIFA World Cup 2026
Korea Republic
Manager: Myung-Bo Hong
FT2 – 1
Czech Republic
Manager: Miroslav Koubek
67' I. Hwang80' H. Oh
59' L. Krejci
Guadalajara Stadium · Friday, 12 June 2026 · 03:00 · FT · Korea Republic won after full-time.
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Korea Republic3-4-2-1
Confirmed lineup
Czech Republic3-4-2-1
16.7
S. Kim
26.9
H. Lee
36.9
G. Lee
46.9
M. Kim
6★8.7↓84'
I. Hwang
⚽
76.7↓69'
H. Son
86.7↓84'
S. Paik
107.3↓62'
J. Lee
137.0↓69'
T. Lee
198.0
K. Lee
226.7
Y. Seol
16.7
M. Kovar
46.2
R. Hranac
56.6
V. Coufal
66.1
S. Chaloupek
77.0
L. Krejci
⚽
106.5↓64'
P. Schick
156.8↓64'
P. Sulc
176.9↓64'
L. Provod
206.5
J. Zelený
226.7
T. Souček
246.6↓84'
A. Sojka
Substitutions
62' ▲ Hee-chan Hwang ▼ Jae-sung Lee
69' ▲ Ji-sung Eom ▼ Tae-seok Lee
69' ▲ Hyeon-gyu Oh ▼ Heung-min Son
84' ▲ Jin-gyu Kim ▼ In-beom Hwang 
84' ▲ Jin-seob Park ▼ Seung-ho Paik
64' ▲ Tomas Chory ▼ Patrik Schick
64' ▲ Adam Hlozek ▼ Pavel Sulc
64' ▲ Michal Sadílek ▼ Lukas Provod
84' ▲ Mojmír Chytil ▼ Alexandr Sojka
Match stats

Team totals

Korea Republic v Czech Republic · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
Korea RepublicCzech Republic
62.5%
Possession
37.5%
0
Shots
0
0
Shots on target
0
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Cards
0
Full-time

Match report

Korea Republic Kick Off World Cup with Victory Over Czech Republic

In their World Cup opener, Korea Republic emerged triumphant against Czech Republic at Guadalajara Stadium, securing a 2-1 victory. The match saw a score of 0-0 at halftime before Korea Republic clinched the win.

The first half finished 0-0 and it took until the 59th minute before Ladislav Krejci netted with an assist by Vladimír Coufal to give Czech Republic the lead.

In the 67th minute In-beom Hwang  equalised for Korea Republic, with an assist by Kang-in Lee.

Hyeon-gyu Oh scored the decider with an assist by In-beom Hwang  in the 80th minute to complete Korea Republic's come back.

Korea Republic play Mexico on 19 June and South Africa on 25 June. Czech Republic's next opponents are South Africa on 18 June and Mexico on 25 June.

Match stats

Advanced

Korea Republic v Czech Republic · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.82
Expected goals (xG)
1.04
2.40
xG on target
1.93
1
Counter attacks
0
4
Big chances created
1
Match stats

Player Ratings

31 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Korea Republic
In-beom Hwang
In-beom Hwang★
84' · 1G · 1A · 3 shots · 1 KP
8.73
Kang-in Lee
Kang-in Lee
90' · 1A · 1 shots · 3 KP · 1 tkl
8.04
Hyeon-gyu Oh
Hyeon-gyu Oh
21' · 1G · 1 shots · 1 KP
7.39
Jae-sung Lee
Jae-sung Lee
62' · 2 shots · 3 KP
7.27
Tae-seok Lee
Tae-seok Lee
69' · 2 KP · 1 tkl
6.96
Han-beom Lee
Han-beom Lee
90' · 1 shots · 1 tkl
6.92
Min-jae Kim
Min-jae Kim
90' · 2 KP · 1 tkl
6.90
Gi-hyuk Lee
Gi-hyuk Lee
90'
6.88
Ji-sung Eom
Ji-sung Eom
21' · 2 tkl
6.79
Heung-min Son
Heung-min Son
69' · 6 shots · 1 KP
6.74
Seung-ho Paik
Seung-ho Paik
84' · 1 KP
6.73
Seung-gyu Kim
Seung-gyu Kim
90'
6.66
Young-woo Seol
Young-woo Seol
90' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.65
Hee-chan Hwang
Hee-chan Hwang
28'
6.61
Jin-seob Park
Jin-seob Park
13'
6.56
Jin-gyu Kim
Jin-gyu Kim
13' · 1 shots
6.54
Czech Republic
Ladislav Krejci
Ladislav Krejci
90' · 1G · 1 shots · 3 tkl
7.03
Lukas Provod
Lukas Provod
64' · 2 tkl
6.87
Pavel Sulc
Pavel Sulc
64' · 1 shots · 2 tkl
6.85
Matej Kovar
Matej Kovar
90'
6.72
Adam Hlozek
Adam Hlozek
26' · 2 shots
6.71
Michal Sadílek
Michal Sadílek
26' · 2 shots · 1 KP
6.67
Tomáš Souček
Tomáš Souček
90' · 1 shots
6.67
Vladimír Coufal
Vladimír Coufal
90' · 1A · 1 KP
6.63
Alexandr Sojka
Alexandr Sojka
84' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.63
Jaroslav Zelený
Jaroslav Zelený
90'
6.55
Tomas Chory
Tomas Chory
26'
6.55
Mojmír Chytil
Mojmír Chytil
13' · 1 KP
6.55
Patrik Schick
Patrik Schick
64'
6.52
Robin Hranac
Robin Hranac
90'
6.23
Stepan Chaloupek
Stepan Chaloupek
90' · 1 tkl
6.14
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Head coaches · club’s current manager, not confirmed for this fixture
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Myung-Bo Hong
Korea Republic · current manager
Record
Only 0 matches with Korea Republic so far
Coach
Miroslav Koubek
Czech Republic · current manager
Record
Only 0 matches with Czech Republic so far
Nations oddsTournament · Group
South Korea
3 markets
vs
Czech Republic
3 markets
501Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
501Oddschecker (best price)
4.50Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
4.80Oddschecker (best price)
1.45Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.36Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Korea Republic vs Czech Republic
16 qualifiers · 10 qualifiers
Korea RepublicCzech Republic
2.5Goals for2.2
0.5Goals ag.1.2
44%BTTS %50%
50%Over 2.5 %70%
56%Clean sheet50%
6%Failed to score10%
Referee
A. Omar
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games

Win Draw Loss
Korea Republic
  • 4-0HKuwait10 Jun
  • 2-0AIraq5 Jun
  • 1-1HJordan25 Mar
  • 1-1HOman20 Mar
  • 1-1APalestine19 Nov
  • 3-1AKuwait14 Nov
  • 3-2HIraq15 Oct
  • 2-0AJordan10 Oct
  • 3-1AOman10 Sept
  • 0-0HPalestine5 Sept
Czech Republic
  • 6-0HGibraltar17 Nov
  • 1-2AFaroe Islands12 Oct
  • 0-0HCroatia9 Oct
  • 2-0AMontenegro5 Sept
  • 1-5ACroatia9 Jun
  • 2-0HMontenegro6 Jun
  • 4-0AGibraltar25 Mar
  • 2-1HFaroe Islands22 Mar
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Korea Republic
overall
6/10
Czech Republic
overall
3/8
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Korea Republic
overall
4/10
Czech Republic
overall
5/8
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Korea Republic
overall
9/10
Czech Republic
overall
7/8
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