Wednesday , 30 September 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AKRON!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His South Korea side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Czechia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Han-bum Lee is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Czechia tonight.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' South Korea started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ladislav Krejci made 484 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Czechia winning 0% of all matches.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' The 23-year-old Stepan Chaloupek has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' Ladislav Krejci adds to his 2 season tally! Czechia lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Jaroslav Zeleny needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Goal! In-beom Hwang scores his 5 goal in 212 matches.
  • 72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Korea that had 11 games and scored 12 goals.
  • 80' Hyun-Gyu Oh puts South Korea on the lead.
  • 85' Kang-in Lee has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Gi-hyuk Lee was booked on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.