South Korea vs Czechia, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupOh, 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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
- 8': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
- 12': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Robin Hranác.
- 12': Attempt missed. Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Tae-Seok with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.
- 14': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 15': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
- 16': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
- 18': Offside, Czechia. Lukás Provod is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 19': Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Lee Tae-Seok.
- 21': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Hwang In-Beom.
- 22': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandr Sojka with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
- 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Offside, Korea Republic. Seol Young-Woo is caught offside.
- 26': Delay in match (Korea Republic).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Pavel Sulc (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 29': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
- 29': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 34': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
- 34': Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
- 38': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
- 39': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.
- 40': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
- 40': Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Alexandr Sojka (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 43': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Tae-Seok.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Czechia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Czechia 0.
- 47': Patrik Schick (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 48': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Lee Han-Beom.
- 49': Attempt saved. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 49': Attempt saved. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia).
- 53': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
- 53': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
- 56': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
- 59': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Czechia 1. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 61': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 62': Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
- 63': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
- 63': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Czechia. Adam Hlozek replaces Pavel Sulc.
- 64': Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Patrik Schick.
- 64': Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces Lukás Provod.
- 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.
- 69': Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
- 69': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 70': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
- 70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia).
- 74': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
- 76': Adam Hlozek (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 77': Offside, Czechia. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
- 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.
- 82': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).
- 82': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.
- 83': Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
- 84': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 84': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
- 84': Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Alexandr Sojka.
- 85': Tomás Chory (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 88': Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
- 90'+1': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mojmír Chytil (Czechia).
- 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'+4': Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
- 90'+5': Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic).
- 90'+6': Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1.
Statistics
 CZE |
KOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.5 | Possession | 61.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 230 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 327 | Passes | 541 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 9 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 21 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Estadio Akron
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Attendance: 44,985
Venue: Estadio Akron
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Attendance: 44,985
FIFA World Cup Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | -4 | 1 |
Line-Ups
South Korea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Seung-Gyu (GK) |
| 4 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 3 | Lee Gi-Hyuk  |
| 2 | Lee Han-Beom |
| 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 13 | Lee Tae-Seok |
| 22 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 10 | Lee Jae-Sung |
| 19 | Lee Kang-In |
Czechia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Kovár (GK) |
| 4 | Robin Hranác |
| 7 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 6 | Stepán Chaloupek |
| 24 | Alexandr Sojka |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek |
| 20 | Jaroslav Zelený |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 10 | Patrik Schick |
| 15 | Pavel Sulc |
| 17 | Lukás Provod |
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