South Korea have beaten European opposition in three straight World Cup matches, after Germany in 2018, Portugal in 2022 and Czechia in 2026.
South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic
Group A · 2026 FIFA World Cup
Estadio Akron, Zapopan · 12 June 2026
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The second half remains South Korea’s World Cup window: 14 of their last 15 goals at the tournament have come after half-time.
Heung-min Son has now played at four World Cups, matching the South Korean national record held by his current coach.
South Korea have now won four World Cup matches after conceding first, adding Czechia 2026 to previous comeback wins against Italy, Togo and Portugal.
South Korea have won their opening World Cup match for the first time since 2010.
Match Events
0–1
59'Ladislav Krejčí
67'Hwang In-beom
1–1
80'Oh Hyeon-gyu
2–1
Match stats
Lineups
South Korea
Czech Republic
- 1Kim Seung-gyu
- 2Lee Han-beom
- 4Kim Min-jae
- 13Lee Tae-seok↓69'
- 22Seol Young-woo
- 3Lee Gi-hyuk
- 6Hwang In-beom↓84'
- 8Paik Seung-ho↓84'
- 10Lee Jae-sung↓62'
- 19Lee Kang-in
- 7Son Heung-min↓69'
- 1Matěj Kovář
- 4Robin Hranáč
- 5Vladimír Coufal
- 6Štěpán Chaloupek
- 7Ladislav Krejčí
- 20Jaroslav Zelený
- 17Lukáš Provod↓64'
- 22Tomáš Souček
- 24Alexandr Sojka↓84'
- 10Patrik Schick↓64'
- 15Pavel Šulc↓64'
Substitutes
- 16Park Jin-seob↑84'
- 11Hwang Hee-chan↑62'
- 24Kim Jin-gyu↑84'
- 25Eom Ji-sung↑69'
- 18Oh Hyeon-gyu↑69'
- 18Michal Sadílek↑64'
- 9Adam Hložek↑64'
- 13Mojmír Chytil↑84'
- 19Tomáš Chorý↑64'
Head-to-head
At the World Cup
0
South Korea wins
0
Draws
0
Czech Republic wins
First World Cup meeting.