FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, June 11, 2026
Czechia WWWWL 1
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South Korea LLWWW 2
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Estadio Akron · 44,985 att. · FS1

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:23 Are South Korea the best team in Group A? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

KOR leads series 1-0

Lineups

KOR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kim Seung-GyuG
  2. 4Kim Min-JaeCD
  3. 3Lee Gi-HyukCD-L
  4. 2Lee Han-BeomCD-R
  5. 8Paik Seung-HoCM-L
  6. 6Hwang In-BeomCM-R
  7. 13Lee Tae-SeokLM
  8. 22Seol Young-WooRM
  9. 7Son Heung-MinF
  10. 10Lee Jae-SungCF-L
  11. 19Lee Kang-InCF-R

CZE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Matej KovárG
  2. 4Robin HranácCD
  3. 7Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 6Stepán ChaloupekCD-R
  5. 24Alexandr SojkaCM-L
  6. 22Tomás SoucekCM-R
  7. 20Jaroslav ZelenýLM
  8. 5Vladimír CoufalRM
  9. 10Patrik SchickF
  10. 15Pavel SulcCF-L
  11. 17Lukás ProvodCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 25'
  5. 26' Delay in match (Korea Republic).
  6. 26'
  7. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 27'
  9. 59' Goal! Korea Republic 0, Czechia 1. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
  10. 62' Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
  11. 64' Substitution, Czechia. Adam Hlozek replaces Pavel Sulc.
  12. 64' Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Patrik Schick.
  13. 64' Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces Lukás Provod.
  14. 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.
  15. 69' Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
  16. 69' Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.
  17. 70' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  18. 70'
  19. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 72'
  21. 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.
  22. 84' Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Hwang In-Beom.
  23. 84' Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
  24. 84' Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Alexandr Sojka.
  25. 90'+6' Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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