Group A
Guadalajara - Estadio Akron
Referee : Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Oh Hyun-Gyu 80'
South Korea: 1. Kim Seunggyu - 22. Seol Young-Woo, 2. Han-beom Lee, 3. Lee Ki-hyuk, 13. Lee Tae-Seok (Eom Ji-sung, 69), 4. Kim Min-jae - 8. Paik Seung-ho (Park Jin-seob, 84), 6. Hwang In-beom (Kim Jin-gyu, 84) - 7. Son Heungmin (Oh Hyun-Gyu, 69), 10. Lee Jae-sung (Hwang Hee-chan, 62), 19. Lee Kang-in
Substitution: Hwang Hee-chan (from 62); Eom Ji-sung (from 69); Oh Hyun-Gyu (from 69); Park Jin-seob (from 84); Kim Jin-gyu (from 84)
Bench: 12. Song Bum-keun, 21. Jo Hyeon-woo - 15. Kim Moon-hwan, 5. Kim Tae-hyeon, 14. Cho Wi-je - 23. Castrop - 20. Yang Hyun-jun, 26. Lee Dong-Gyeong, 17. Bae Joon-Ho - 9. Cho Gue-sung
Yellow Cards: Lee Ki-hyuk 96
Czech Republic: 1. Kovar M. - 5. Coufal, 4. Hranáč, 6. Chaloupek, 20. Zeleny - 7. Krejčí L. II., 15. Šulc P. (Hložek, 64), 17. Provod (Sadilek M., 64), 22. Soucek - 24. Sojka (Chytil, 85) - 10. Schick (Červ L., 64)
Substitution: Sadilek M. (from 64); Červ L. (from 64); Hložek (from 64); Chytil (from 85)
Bench: 16. Stanek, 23. Hornicek - 14. Jurasek D., 2. Zima D., 3. Holeš, 21. Douděra - 25. Sochůrek, 8. Darida - 26. Visinsky - 11. Kuchta J., 19. Chorý
South Korea’s thrilling, come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Czechia in their Group A opener has forced the international media to take a much closer look at the Taeguk Warriors

Despite writing his name into the headlines by scoring Czechia's first goal of the 2026 World Cup, captain Ladislav Krejčí cut a deeply frustrated figure following his side's 2-1 defeat to South Korea.

South Korea and Czechia played out a gripping encounter in the second fixture of Group A at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Czech Republic showcased remarkable character and composure to overturn a two-goal deficit

The decision reflects a desire for stability and experience at a critical moment for Czech football

Ivan Hašek has been dismissed as head coach of the Czech Republic national team following the team’s humiliating 2-1 loss to the Faroe Islands in World Cup qualifying

The move reflects the shared heritage of the team, which included players from both Czech and Slovak regions

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