South Korea vs Czech Republic Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 1
Match Report
Match Events ?
59'L. Krejci (V. Coufal)Czech Republic
67'Hwang In-Beom (Lee Kang-In)South Korea
80'Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Hwang In-Beom)South Korea
90'Lee Gi-Hyuk South Korea
Match Statistics ?
South Korea
Czech Republic
62%
Possession
38%
6
Shots on Target
4
15
Total Shots
8
4
Corners
5
9
Fouls
16
2.00
xG
0.84
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
South Korea · 3-4-2-1
1G
2D
4D
3D
22M
6M
8M
13M
19F
10F
7F
Czech Republic · 3-4-2-1
1G
6D
4D
7D
5M
22M
24M
20M
17F
15F
10F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
South Korea 53%Draw 26%Czech Republic 22%
xG: 1.55Expected goalsxG: 0.90
South Korea vs Czech Republic looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
Win Probability (Market) ?
37%
South Korea to Win
Home: 37% Draw: 31% Away: 32%
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
South Korea stronger
South Korea: 1524 (#22) · Czech Republic: 1418 (#36)
H2H Record ?
1–1–1
Equal
Avg 4.0 goals/game · 3 meetings
South Korea
Czech Republic
#2
Position ?
#3
3
Points ?
0
1W 0D 0L
Record ?
0W 0D 1L
2
Goals For ?
1
1
Goals Against ?
2
+1
Goal Diff
-1
#25
FIFA Rank ?
#41
0.3%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
W
Form ?
L
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 3 Meetings (All Competitions)
5 Jun 2016FriendlyCzech Republic1–2South Korea
15 Aug 2001FriendlyCzech Republic5–0South Korea
27 May 1998FriendlySouth Korea2–2Czech Republic
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring H2H history — these two average 4.0 goals across their last 3 meetings.