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Czechia South Korea vs Czechia: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 22:00 ET · Estadio Akron, Guadalajara.
Match preview South Korea open their World Cup against Czechia at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, in a Group A they share with Mexico and South Africa. The South Koreans are Asia's most experienced side (11 appearances) and still remember their historic fourth place in 2002, when they co-hosted the tournament and knocked out Spain and Italy. They arrive eager to return to a knockout round.
Czechia inherit the tradition of Czechoslovakia, twice world runners-up (1934 and 1962), and return to the big stage looking to recover their standing. With three World Cups as an independent nation, the Czechs know a good opener is key in a group where host Mexico start as favourites. A balanced duel between two contrasting footballing styles.
Goals and cards South Korea (2) Hwang In-beom 67' Oh Hyeon-gyu 80' Czechia (1) Ladislav Krejčí 59' Goals South Korea (1) Lee Gi-hyuk 90'+6 Czechia (0) Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters South Korea 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 1 Kim Seung-Gyu G 4 Kim Min-Jae CD 3 Lee Gi-Hyuk CD-L 2 Lee Han-Beom CD-R 8 Paik Seung-Ho CM-L ↓ 6 Hwang In-Beom CM-R ↓ 13 Lee Tae-Seok LM ↓ 22 Seol Young-Woo RM 7 Son Heung-Min F ↓ 10 Lee Jae-Sung CF-L ↓ 19 Lee Kang-In CF-R Substitutes 17 Bae Jun-Ho SUB 24 Kim Jin-Gyu SUB ↑ 5 Kim Tae-Hyeon SUB 26 Lee Dong-Gyeong SUB 23 Jens Castrop SUB 12 Song Bum-Keun SUB 11 Hwang Hee-Chan SUB ↑ 9 Cho Gue-Sung SUB 25 Eom Ji-Sung SUB ↑ 21 Jo Hyeon-Woo SUB 20 Yang Hyun-Jun SUB 15 Kim Moon-Hwan SUB 14 Cho Wi-Je SUB 16 Park Jin-Seop SUB ↑ 18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu SUB ↑ Czechia 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 1 Matej Kovár G 4 Robin Hranác CD 7 Ladislav Krejcí CD-L 6 Stepán Chaloupek CD-R 24 Alexandr Sojka CM-L ↓ 22 Tomás Soucek CM-R 20 Jaroslav Zelený LM 5 Vladimír Coufal RM 10 Patrik Schick F ↓ 15 Pavel Sulc CF-L ↓ 17 Lukás Provod CF-R ↓ Substitutes 16 Jindrich Stanek SUB 9 Adam Hlozek SUB ↑ 19 Tomás Chorý SUB ↑ 21 David Doudera SUB 12 Lukás Cerv SUB 3 Tomás Holes SUB 8 Vladimír Darida SUB 23 Lukás Hornícek SUB 11 Jan Kuchta SUB 13 Mojmír Chytil SUB ↑ 18 Michal Sadílek SUB ↑ 25 Hugo Sochurek SUB 14 David Jurásek SUB 26 Denis Visinský SUB 2 David Zima SUB 9 62' 64' 64' 64' 69' 69' 84' 84' 84' 28 South Korea Czechia
9 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
61.5 Possession 38.5
15 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 230
541 Passes 327
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 69
30 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 7
7 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 6
32 Effective Clearances 21
32 Clearances 21
ET (US East) 22:00
Colombia / Peru 21:00
Mexico City 20:00
Argentina / Chile 23:00
Spain 04:00 (next day)
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026.
Estadio Akron
Guadalajara, Jalisco · Capacity 44,330
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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