South Korea

FIFA #32 · 3rdin Group A · 1-0-0

YES!

South Korea beat Czechia

0-0-1 1 – 2

1-0-0

FT · Thu, Jun 11

Match Details

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Highlights

Oh, Hwang goals see South Korea edge Czechia in thriller

South Korea rallied from 0-1 down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the second match of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Recap via ESPN

1:23 Are South Korea the best team in Group A?

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Commentary

·Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1.
90'+6'Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6'Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'Foul by Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic).
90'+5'Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
90'+4'Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90'+4'Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
90'+3'Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Mojmír Chytil.
90'+2'Foul by Mojmír Chytil (Czechia).
90'+2'Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

	1	2	T
CZE	0	1	1
KOR	0	2	2

Match Leaders

Czechia

LK Ladislav Krejcí · 1Goals
AH Adam Hlozek · 2Total Shots
Matej Kovár · 4Saves
JZ Jaroslav Zelený · 8Defensive Interventions
LK Ladislav Krejcí · 31Accurate Passes

South Korea

HI Hwang In-Beom · 1Goals
SH Son Heung-Min · 6Total Shots
KS Kim Seung-Gyu · 3Saves
LG Lee Gi-Hyuk · 12Defensive Interventions
Hwang In-Beom · 73Accurate Passes

FIFA World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Key Events

90'+6'Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

84'Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Alexandr Sojka.

84'Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Paik Seung-Ho.

84'Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Hwang In-Beom.

80'Goal! Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.

69'Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.

69'Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Lee Tae-Seok.

67'Goal! Korea Republic 1, Czechia 1. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.

64'Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces Lukás Provod.

64'Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Patrik Schick.

64'Substitution, Czechia. Adam Hlozek replaces Pavel Sulc.

62'Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Lee Jae-Sung.

59'Goal! Korea Republic 0, Czechia 1. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.