FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
The second match of Group A in the FIFA World Cup 2026 took place at the Guadalajara Stadium (Estadio Akron), where South Korea pulled off a spectacular second-half comeback to defeat Czechia 2-1. The first half of the match remained highly competitive and tactical, ending in a goalless draw as both teams fought heavily for control in the midfield. Czechia broke the deadlock early in the second half, but the Taegeuk Warriors responded with incredible resilience, scoring two goals in the final half-hour to secure all three points.
Timeline
- 59′Ladislav Krejčí
- 67′Hwang In-beom
- 80′Oh Hyeon-gyu
- 90+5′Lee Gi-hyuk
Lineups
South Korea3-4-3
- Kim Seung-gyu
- Lee Han-beom
- Kim Min-jae
- Seol Young-woo
- Lee Gi-hyuk
- Hwang In-beom
- Paik Seung-ho
- Lee Tae-seok
- Lee Kang-in
- Lee Jae-sung
- Son Heung-min
Substitutes
- Hwang Hee-chan
- Oh Hyeon-gyu
- Eom Ji-sung
- Kim Jin-Kyu
- Park Jin-seob
- Kim Tae-hyeon
- Cho Gue-sung
- Song Bum-keun
- Cho Wi-je
- Kim Moon-hwan
- Yang Hyun-jun
- Jo Hyeon-woo
- Jens Castrop
- Lee Dong-gyeong
Czechia3-4-3
- Matěj Kovář
- Štěpán Chaloupek
- Robin Hranáč
- Ladislav Krejčí
- Vladimír Coufal
- Tomáš Souček
- Alexandr Sojka
- Jaroslav Zelený
- Lukáš Provod
- Patrik Schick
- Pavel Šulc
Substitutes
- Adam Hložek
- Tomáš Chorý
- Michal Sadílek
- Mojmír Chytil
- David Zima
- Tomáš Holeš
- Vladimír Darida
- Jan Kuchta
- Lukáš Červ
- David Jurásek
- Jindřich Staněk
- David Douděra
- Lukáš Horníček
- Hugo Sochůrek
- Denis Višinský