Korea Republic 2 vs 1 Czechia: summary: score, stats, goals and highlights | World Cup 2026 Group A
Korea Republic bounced back after going behind to Krejci‘s opener at Estadio Akron. Oh Hyeongyu’s late strike sealed the win.
The World Cup 2026 journey continues for Korea Republic and Czechia as they meet in Group A, with another important result on the line in the race for the knockout stages. Goal difference plays a greater part in this edition than ever before, while coaches and fans will be hoping to avoid key injuries.
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Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1.
Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1.
Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic).
Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Mojmír Chytil.
Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mojmír Chytil (Czechia).
Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).
Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
Tomás Chory (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Alexandr Sojka.
Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Hwang In-Beom.
Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.
Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).
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.
Offside, Czechia. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
Adam Hlozek (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match for a drinks break.
Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.
Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
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.
Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces Lukás Provod.
Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Patrik Schick.
Substitution, Czechia. Adam Hlozek replaces Pavel Sulc.
Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a cross.
Goal! Korea Republic 0, Czechia 1. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
Attempt saved. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia).
Attempt saved. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Lee Han-Beom.
Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
Patrik Schick (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Czechia 0.
First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Czechia 0.
Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Tae-Seok.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
Alexandr Sojka (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Lee Gi-Hyuk (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
Pavel Sulc (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Korea Republic).
Offside, Korea Republic. Seol Young-Woo is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match for a drinks break.
Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandr Sojka with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Hwang In-Beom.
Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Lee Tae-Seok.
Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Czechia. Lukás Provod is caught offside.
Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.
Attempt missed. Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Tae-Seok with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Robin Hranác.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.