Korea Republic
- Hwang67'
- Oh80'
Full Time
Czechia
- KrejÄŤĂ59'
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Korea Republic
3-4-3 · Starting XI
Hong Myung-bo
Son Heung-min
Starting XI · 3-4-3
- 1Seung-Gyu Kim
- 4Min-Jae Kim
- 3Gi-hyuk Lee
- 2Han-bum Lee
- 13Tae-seok Lee
- 22Young-woo Seol
- 6In-beom Hwang
- 10Jae-sung Lee
- 19Kang-in Lee
- 8Seung-Ho Paik
- 7Heung-min Son
Substitutions
- 62'
↑Hwang Heechan
↓Jae-sung Lee
- 69'
↑Hyun-Gyu Oh
↓Heung-min Son
- 69'
↑Ji-sung Eom
↓Tae-seok Lee
- 84'
↑Jin-Gyu Kim
↓In-beom Hwang
- 84'
↑Jin-seob Park
↓Seung-Ho Paik
Bench15
- 21Hyeon-woo Jo
- 12Bum-keun Song
- 14Cho Wi-Je
- 15Moon-hwan Kim
- 5Tae-hyeon Kim
- 16Jin-seob Park
- 17Joon-ho Bae
- 23Jens Castrop
- 24Jin-Gyu Kim
- 26Dong-gyeong Lee
- 9Gue-Sung Cho
- 25Ji-sung Eom
- 11Hwang Heechan
- 18Hyun-Gyu Oh
- 20Hyun-jun Yang
Czechia
3-4-3 · Starting XI
Ivan Hasek
Tomas Soucek
Starting XI · 3-4-3
- 1Matej Kovar
Bayer Leverkusen
- 6Štěpán Chaloupek
- 5Vladimir Coufal
Hoffenheim
- 4Robin Hranac
Hoffenheim
- 20Jaroslav ZelenĂ˝
- 7Ladislav KrejÄŤĂ
- 17Lukáš Provod
- 24Alexandr Sojka
- 22Tomáš Souček
- 15Pavel Ĺ ulc
- 10Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen
Substitutions
- 64'
↑Tomáš Chorý
↓Pavel Šulc
- 64'
↑Adam Hložek
↓Patrik Schick
- 64'
↑Michal SadĂlek
↓Lukáš Provod
- 84'
↑MojmĂr Chytil
↓Alexandr Sojka
Bench15
- 23Lukáš HornĂÄŤek
- 16Jindřich Staněk
- 3Tomáš Holeš
- 14David Jurásek
- 2David Zima
- 12Lukáš Červ
- 8VladimĂr Darida
- 21David Douděra
- 18Michal SadĂlek
- 25Hugo SochĹŻrek
- 26Denis Višinský
- 19Tomáš Chorý
- 13MojmĂr Chytil
- 9Adam HloĹľek
- 11Jan Kuchta
Goal Timeline
3 goals- 59'⚽0 - 1
Ladislav KrejÄŤĂ
Assist: Vladimir Coufal
- 67'⚽1 - 1
In-beom Hwang
Assist: Kang-in Lee
- 80'⚽2 - 1
Hyun-Gyu Oh
Assist: In-beom Hwang
Bookings
1- 90'
Gi-hyuk LeeSouth Korea
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeAmin OmarEgypt
- Assistant Referee 1Mahmoud Abo El RegalEgypt
- Assistant Referee 2Ahmed HossamEgypt
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Korea RepublicIn match | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿CzechiaIn match | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Where to Watch
Estadio Guadalajara
(Estadio Akron)
Match #2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Estadio Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Capacity 49,850 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone22:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)19:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)03:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)04:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)23:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)23:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)11:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)12:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)03:00 GMT+1