World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-12 11:00 JST
2 – 1
67' Hwang In-Beom 80' Oh Hyeon-Gyu
Match summary South Korea took on Czech Republic in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 on June 12. South Korea edged a close game against Czech Republic, 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, South Korea scored 2 and Czech Republic scored 1, with South Korea coming out on top.
Scorers: South Korea – Hwang In-Beom and Oh Hyeon-Gyu; Czech Republic – L. Krejčí. Assists: South Korea – Hwang In-Beom and Lee Kang-In; Czech Republic – V. Coufal.
South Korea controlled the game with 62% possession and 15 shots (7 for their opponents). South Korea scored 2 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats 2.3 Expected goals (xG) 0.83
0.06 Goals prevented (xG) 0.06
View as table South Korea Stat Czech Republic 62% Possession 38% 2.3 Expected goals (xG) 0.83 15 Shots 7 6 Shots on target 4 5 Shots off target 3 4 Blocked shots 1 10 Shots inside the box 5 5 Shots outside the box 2 4 Corner kicks 5 2 Offsides 2 9 Fouls 16 541 Passes 327 469 Accurate passes 230 87% Pass accuracy 70% 3 Goalkeeper saves 4 0.06 Goals prevented (xG) 0.06 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt
Player stats South Korea Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kim Seung-Gyu 0 19(56%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 DF Lee Han-Beom 1 0 1 53(84%) 0 0 0 3 6.9 90 11(6) DF Kim Min-Jae 0 1 51(94%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 90 2 2 9(6) DF Gi-Hyuk Lee 0 58(94%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.9 90 3 9(5) MF Seol Young-Woo 0 1 30(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 1 4(1) MF Hwang In-Beom 3 2 1 2(100%) 73(90%) 1 0 0 8.9 84 1 2 5(3) MF Paik Seung-Ho 0 56(89%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 84 1 4(3) MF Lee Tae-seok 0 1 21(84%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 69 2 9(4) FW Lee Kang-In 1 1 0 5(83%) 1 38(100%) 1 0 0 4 8.3 90 3 14(10) FW Lee Jae-Sung 2 1 0 25(76%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 62 3 1 8(4) FW Son Heung-Min 3 1 0 20(91%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 69 1 4(2) FW Hwang Hee-Chan 0 1(50%) 10(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 28 3(2) FW Eom Ji-Sung 0 2 2(67%) 0 0 0 7 21 3(3) FW Oh Hyeon-Gyu 1 1 1 4(57%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 21 1 4(3) MF Jin-gyu Kim 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 13 2(1) MF Jin-seob Park 0 6(67%) 0 0 0 6.6 13 5(3) GK Jo Hyeonwoo 0 0 0 0 GK Song Bum-keun 0 0 0 0 DF Kim Moon-hwan 0 0 0 0 DF Wi-je Cho 0 0 0 0 DF Kim Tae-Hyeon 0 0 0 0 MF Dong-gyeong Lee 0 0 0 0 MF Jens Castrop 0 0 0 0 MF Bae Jun-Ho 0 0 0 0 FW Cho Gue-Sung 0 0 0 0 FW Yang Hyun-Jun 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Kovář 0 9(35%) 0 0 0 7 90 DF Š. Chaloupek 0 1 1 18(62%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 90 1 8(2) DF R. Hranáč 0 1 30(83%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 90 7(2) DF L. Krejčí 1 1 1 3 31(69%) 0 0 0 3 1 7.2 90 13(7) MF V. Coufal 0 17(65%) 1 0 0 3 1 6.5 90 1 1 8(2) MF T. Souček 1 0 2 25(74%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 7(2) MF A. Sojka 0 1(100%) 1 26(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 84 1 2 7(3) MF J. Zelený 0 1(100%) 22(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 5(3) FW L. Provod 0 1(100%) 2 17(77%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 64 1 8(4) FW P. Šulc 1 0 1(50%) 2 13(72%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 64 8(5) FW P. Schick 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 64 6(2) MF M. Sadílek 2 2 0 8(73%) 0 0 0 6.7 26 2(None) FW A. Hložek 2 1 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 7 26 2(1) FW T. Chorý 0 5(62%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 26 11(5) FW M. Chytil 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 13 1 2(None) GK Jindřich Staněk 0 0 0 0 GK L. Horníček 0 0 0 0 DF D. Jurásek 0 0 0 0 DF D. Zima 0 0 0 0 DF T. Holeš 0 0 0 0 MF David Douděra 0 0 0 0 MF D. Višinský 0 0 0 0 MF H. Sochurek 0 0 0 0 MF L. Červ 0 0 0 0 MF Vladimír Darida 0 0 0 0 FW Jan Kuchta 0 0 0 0
Lineups South Korea Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Kim Seung-Gyu Starter DF 2 Lee Han-Beom Starter DF 4 Kim Min-Jae Starter DF 3 Lee Gi-Hyuk Starter MF 22 Seol Young-Woo Starter MF 6 Hwang In-Beom Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 13 Lee Tae-Seok Starter FW 19 Lee Kang-In Starter FW 10 Lee Jae-Sung Starter FW 7 Son Heung-Min Bench FW 11 Hwang Hee-Chan Bench MF 24 Kim Jin-Gyu Bench MF 16 Park Jin-Seob Bench FW 18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu Bench FW 25 Eom Ji-Sung
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 Jo Hyeon-Woo Bench GK 12 Song Bum-Keun Bench MF 26 Lee Dong-Gyeong Bench FW 9 Cho Gue-Sung Bench MF 23 J. Castrop Bench DF 15 Kim Moon-Hwan Bench DF 5 Kim Tae-Hyeon Bench FW 20 Yang Hyun-Jun Bench MF 17 Bae Jun-Ho Bench 14 Cho Wi-Je
Czech Republic Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Kovář Starter DF 6 Š. Chaloupek Starter DF 4 R. Hranáč Starter DF 7 L. Krejčí Starter MF 5 V. Coufal Starter MF 22 T. Souček Starter MF 24 A. Sojka Starter MF 20 J. Zelený Starter FW 17 L. Provod Starter FW 15 P. Šulc Starter FW 10 P. Schick Bench FW 9 A. Hložek Bench FW 19 T. Chorý Bench MF 18 M. Sadílek Bench FW 13 M. Chytil
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 16 J. Stanek Bench GK 23 L. Horníček Bench DF 3 T. Holeš Bench FW 11 J. Kuchta Bench MF 21 D. Doudera Bench DF 2 D. Zima Bench DF 14 D. Jurásek Bench MF 12 L. Červ Bench MF 26 D. Višinský Bench MF 8 V. Darida Bench MF 25 H. Sochurek
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 2H 14' Czech Republic ⚽ Goal L. Krejčí 0-1 2H 17' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Lee Jae-Sung → IN Hwang Hee-Chan 2H 19' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Šulc → IN A. Hložek 2H 19' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Schick → IN T. Chorý 2H 19' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Provod → IN M. Sadílek 2H 22' South Korea ⚽ Goal Hwang In-Beom 1-1 2H 24' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Son Heung-Min → IN Oh Hyeon-Gyu 2H 24' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Lee Tae-Seok → IN Eom Ji-Sung 2H 35' South Korea ⚽ Goal Oh Hyeon-Gyu 2-1 2H 39' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Hwang In-Beom → IN Kim Jin-Gyu 2H 39' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Paik Seung-Ho → IN Park Jin-Seob 2H 39' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Sojka → IN M. Chytil 2H 45+6' South Korea 🟨 Yellow card Gi-Hyuk Lee
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