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South Korea vs Czech Republic Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 1
Friday 12 June 2026  ·  02:00 UTC  ·  Estadio Akron, Zapopan

Match Report

Match Events ?
59'L. Krejci (V. Coufal)Czech Republic
67'Hwang In-Beom (Lee Kang-In)South Korea
80'Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Hwang In-Beom)South Korea
90'🟨Lee Gi-Hyuk South Korea
Match Statistics ?
South Korea
Czech Republic
62%
Possession
38%
6
Shots on Target
4
15
Total Shots
8
4
Corners
5
9
Fouls
16
2.00
xG
0.84
Player Ratings ?
South Korea
8.9Hwang In-beomM
8.2Kang-in LeeF
7.5Kim Seung-gyuG
Czech Republic
7.2Ladislav KrejčíD
7.0Matěj KovářG
7.0Adam HložekF
Starting Lineups ?
South Korea · 3-4-2-1
1GKim Seung-gyu
2DHan-Beom Lee
4DKim Min-jae
3DGi-Hyuk Lee
22MYoung-woo Seol
6MHwang In-beom
8MSeung Ho Paik
13MLee Tae-seok
19FKang-in Lee
10FJae-sung Lee
7FSon Heung-min
Czech Republic · 3-4-2-1
1GMatěj Kovář
6DŠtěpán Chaloupek
4DRobin Hranáč
7DLadislav Krejčí
5MVladimír Coufal
22MTomáš Souček
24MAlexandr Sojka
20MJaroslav Zelený
17FLukáš Provod
15FPavel Šulc
10FPatrik Schick

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
South Korea 53%Draw 26%Czech Republic 22%
xG: 1.55Expected goalsxG: 0.90

South Korea vs Czech Republic looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
South Korea stronger
South Korea: 1524 (#22)  ·  Czech Republic: 1418 (#36)
H2H Record ?
1–1–1
Equal
Avg 4.0 goals/game · 3 meetings
South Korea
Czech Republic
#3
Position ?
#4
3
Points ?
1
1W 0D 2L
Record ?
0W 1D 2L
2
Goals For ?
2
3
Goals Against ?
6
-1
Goal Diff
-4
#25
FIFA Rank ?
#41
0.3%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
L L W
Form ?
L D L

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 3 Meetings (All Competitions)
1South Korea
1Draw
1Czech Republic
5 Jun 2016FriendlyCzech Republic1–2South Korea
15 Aug 2001FriendlyCzech Republic5–0South Korea
27 May 1998FriendlySouth Korea2–2Czech Republic
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — South Korea and Czech Republic both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 4.0 goals across their last 3 meetings.

Injuries & Absences

South Korea — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Czech Republic — Injuries
D. Jurásek
D. Jurásek
Injury
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