Sunday , 16 August 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 Curaçao 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and South Korea launch into their encounter with Czechia.
  • 5' South Korea are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. South Korea and Czechia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Robin Hranac has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 407 appearances.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Czechia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His South Korea side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Czechia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at AKRON. Czechia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 59' The Czech Republic Ladislav Krejci breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 0-1!
  • 64' Young-woo Seol has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' What a moment for In-beom Hwang! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 72' South Korea are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Czechia backline.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. South Korea must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Brilliant from the ! Hyun-Gyu Oh makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 85' Jae-sung Lee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Gi-hyuk Lee catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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.