South Korea vs Czech Republic — World Cup
2-1
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
Going into the match, South Korea had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Czech Republic had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.7. South Korea are 3rd in the World Cup on 3 points; Czech Republic are 4th on 1.
Match report
Home form going in: South Korea
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (L D D D D). 1.5 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Jordan · 6 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 at Australia · 2 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 at Saudi Arabia · 30 Jan 2024
- D 3-3 vs Malaysia · 25 Jan 2024
- D 2-2 at Jordan · 20 Jan 2024
- W 3-1 vs Bahrain · 15 Jan 2024
Away form going in: Czech Republic
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W W L L D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 5-0 vs San Marino · 9 Oct 2017
- W 1-2 at Azerbaijan · 5 Oct 2017
- L 2-0 at Northern Ireland · 5 Sept 2017
- L 1-2 vs Germany · 2 Sept 2017
- D 1-1 at Norway · 11 Jun 2017
- W 0-6 at San Marino · 26 Mar 2017
How it unfolded
- 59' Normal Goal — L. Krejci (Czechia)
- 67' Normal Goal — Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)
- 80' Normal Goal — Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea)
Match statistics
| South Korea | Metric | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 62 | Ball possession | 38 |
| 2.3 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.83 |
| 15 | Total shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 541 | Total passes | 327 |
| 469 | Accurate passes | 230 |
| 87 | Pass accuracy | 70 |
| 15 | Key passes | 3 |
| 94 | Duels | 94 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |