Thursday , 2 July 2026

South Korea vs Czechia, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
South Korea
2 – 1
Full Time
Czechia
Fri 12 Jun 2026 · 02:00 UTC AKRON 44,985 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 59' Ladislav Krejci
In-beom Hwang 67' 1–1
Hyun-Gyu Oh 80' 2–1
Gi-hyuk Lee 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

South Korea vs Czechia — Worldcup at AKRON.

Match Details

  • Referee Amin Omar (Egypt)
  • Assistant 1 Mahmoud Abo El Regal (Egypt)
  • Assistant 2 Ahmed Hossam (Egypt)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
South Korea 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Czechia
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-12 South Korea 2–1 Czechia

Recent Form

South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Czechia H 2–1 W
05 Dec Brazil A 1–4 L
02 Dec Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Nov Ghana H 2–3 L
24 Nov Uruguay A 0–0 D
27 Jun Germany H 2–0 W
Czechia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun South Korea A 1–2 L
26 Jun Turkey H 1–2 L
22 Jun Georgia A 1–1 D
18 Jun Portugal A 1–2 L
03 Jul Denmark H 1–2 L
27 Jun Netherlands A 2–0 W

Season Stats

South Korea Czechia
#3 Position #4
3 Points 1
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 2
2 Scored 2
3 Conceded 6
-1 GD -4
1.00 PPG 0.33
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this season
0% Clean Sheets
Czechia this season

South Korea are 3rd (3 pts). Czechia are 4th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

South Korea
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Czechia
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AKRON will turn into a battlefield for South Korea and Czechia.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. South Korea needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The travelling Czechia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Patrik Schick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' South Korea seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Heung-min Son suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Czechia looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ladislav Krejci scoring 1 goals.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Czechia that had 105 games and scored 13 goals.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexandr Sojka, as he is very good at scoring at AKRON with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' GOAL! Ladislav Krejci scores on 59. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal
  • 64' South Korea started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 67' What an equalizer from In-beom Hwang!
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' Sensational shot from Hyun-Gyu Oh. South Korea is back in the lead.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Han-bum Lee made 225 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Gi-hyuk Lee. He receives a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for South Korea players.

Lineups

South Korea Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Czechia Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 South Korea xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Czechia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
South Korea53% Draw27% Czechia20%
Actual: South Korea win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

South Korea or Draw
80%
Draw or Czechia
47%
South Korea or Czechia
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
South Korea35% Draw50% Czechia15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — South Korea

Handicap South Korea covers Push Czechia covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

South Korea keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Czechia keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.