Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Thursday, June 11, 2026 11:20 p.m. / Updated Friday, June 12, 2026 12:04 a.m.
South Korea – Czechiathe second match of the World Championship, is scheduled for Friday, from 05:00. It will be played in Mexico, at Akron Stadium, in the city of Zapopan.
South Korea and the Czech Republic are in Group A, along with Mexico, one of the 3 host countries, and South Africa. In the opening match, Mexico beat the South Africans 2-1.
South Korea – Czech Republic, live at 05:00
South Korea – Czech Republic, probable teams:
South Korea: Kim Seung-gyu – Lee Gi-hyuk, Kim Min-jae, Lee Han-beom – Seol Young-woo, Hwang In-beom, Paik Seung-ho, Lee Tae-seok – Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung; Son Heung-min
coach: Myung-bo Hong
Czechia: Kovar – Chaloupek, Hranac, Krejci – Coufal, Cerv, Soucek, Jurasek – Provod, Sulc – Schick
Coach: Miroslav Koubek
South Korea starts as slight favourites, according to the calculations made by the bookmakers, who have given them odds of 2.70. Instead, the Czech Republic received a 3.00 rating.
The South Korean national team is valued at 139 million euros, with Min-jae Kim, Heung-min Son and Kang-in Lee being the most important names in the team.
With Patrik Schick and Ladislav Krejci as the main stars, the Czech Republic have a lot valued at 188 million euros, according to transfermarkt.com. Today's two opponents last met in a friendly that was played in 2016. Then, South Korea prevailed in Prague with a score of 2-1.
