South KoreaKOR
High-tempo AFC side with wide pressing and quick restarts.
Group A
馃嚢馃嚪 KORvs馃嚚馃嚳 CZE
Jun 11, 2026 路 10:00 PM ET
Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Jalisco
Home win: KOR+17035%
Draw+22030%
Away win: CZE+17535%
Match overview
This is the tightest Group A opener by market price. South Korea's pace meets Czechia's organization, and a draw would keep the group compressed after matchday one.
Where they playEstadio Akron, Zapopan, JaliscoTotal2.5 goalsWhere to watchFOX / FS1, FOX One, FOX Sports App
Match tickets
Lowest from$354
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Win probability
Home win: KOR+170
35%
Draw+220
30%
Away win: CZE+175
35%
Odds are a market snapshot and may change before kickoff.
Teams
CzechiaCZE
Compact UEFA opponent built around structure and set pieces.
Squads
South Korea
Latest published selection 路 26 players
KS
Kim Seung-gyuGK 路 FC Tokyo
SB
Song Bum-keunGK 路 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
JH
Jo Hyeon-wooGK 路 Ulsan HD
LM
Lee Myung-jaeDF 路 Daejeon Hana Citizen
LH
Lee Han-beomDF 路 Midtjylland
KM
Kim Min-jaeDF 路 Bayern Munich
LT
Lee Tae-seokDF 路 Austria Wien
CY
Cho Yu-minDF 路 Sharjah
KM
Kim Moon-hwanDF 路 Daejeon Hana Citizen
PJ
Park Jin-seobDF 路 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
SY
Seol Young-wooDF 路 Red Star Belgrade
KT
Kim Tae-hyeonDF 路 Kashima Antlers
WD
Won Du-jaeMF 路 Khor Fakkan
SM
Seo Min-wooMF 路 Gangwon FC
LJ
Lee Jae-sungMF 路 Mainz 05
HH
Hwang Hee-chanMF 路 Wolverhampton Wanderers
EJ
Eom Ji-sungMF 路 Swansea City
LK
Lee Kang-inMF 路 Paris Saint-Germain
BJ
Bae Jun-hoMF 路 Stoke City
JC
Jens CastropMF 路 Borussia M枚nchengladbach
KJ
Kim Jin-gyuMF 路 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
KH
Kwon Hyeok-kyuMF 路 Nantes
YM
Yang Min-hyeokMF 路 Portsmouth
SH
Son Heung-minFW 路 Los Angeles FC
CG
Cho Gue-sungFW 路 Midtjylland
OH
Oh Hyeon-gyuFW 路 Genk
Czechia
Latest published selection 路 54 players
MK
Matej KovarGK 路 PSV
JS
Jindrich StanekGK 路 Slavia Prague
MJ
Martin JedlickaGK 路 Banik Ostrava
LH
Lukas HornicekGK 路 Braga
AK
Antonin KinskyGK 路 Tottenham Hotspur
JK
Jan KoutnyGK 路 Sigma Olomouc
JM
Jakub MarkovicGK 路 Slavia Prague
VC
Vladimir CoufalDF 路 TSG Hoffenheim
TH
Tomas HolesDF 路 Slavia Prague
LK
Ladislav KrejciDF 路 Wolverhampton Wanderers
DZ
David ZimaDF 路 Slavia Prague
JZ
Jaroslav ZelenyDF 路 Sparta Prague
DJ
David JurasekDF 路 Slavia Prague
DD
David DouderaDF 路 Slavia Prague
RH
Robin HranacDF 路 TSG Hoffenheim
VJ
Vaclav JemelkaDF 路 Viktoria Plzen
MV
Martin VitikDF 路 Bologna
SC
Stepan ChaloupekDF 路 Slavia Prague
TV
Tomas VlcekDF 路 Slavia Prague
MH
Matej HadasDF 路 Sigma Olomouc
AS
Adam SevinskyDF 路 Sparta Prague
KS
Karel SpacilDF 路 Viktoria Plzen
TS
Tomas SoucekMF 路 West Ham United
VD
Vladimir DaridaMF 路 Hradec Kralove
LP
Lukas ProvodMF 路 Slavia Prague
MS
Michal SadilekMF 路 Slavia Prague
PS
Pavel SulcMF 路 Lyon
LC
Lukas CervMF 路 Viktoria Plzen
AK
Adam KarabecMF 路 Lyon
MB
Michal BeranMF 路 Sigma Olomouc
LS
Lukas SadilekMF 路 Gornik Zabrze
KD
Krystof DanekMF 路 LASK
MR
Matej RynesMF 路 Sparta Prague
PH
Patrik HellebrandMF 路 Gornik Zabrze
TL
Tomas LadraMF 路 Viktoria Plzen
LA
Lukas AmbrosMF 路 Gornik Zabrze
PB
Pavel BuchaMF 路 FC Cincinnati
OK
Ondrej KricfalusiMF 路 Banik Ostrava
DP
David PlankaMF 路 Banik Ostrava
HS
Hugo SochurekMF 路 Sparta Prague
AS
Alexandr SojkaMF 路 Viktoria Plzen
DV
Denis VisinskyMF 路 Viktoria Plzen
PS
Patrik SchickFW 路 Bayer Leverkusen
MV
Matej VydraFW 路 Viktoria Plzen
AH
Adam HlozekFW 路 TSG Hoffenheim
JK
Jan KuchtaFW 路 Sparta Prague
TC
Tomas ChoryFW 路 Slavia Prague
MC
Mojmir ChytilFW 路 Slavia Prague
JK
Jan KlimentFW 路 Sigma Olomouc
VK
Vasil KusejFW 路 Slavia Prague
VS
Vaclav SejkFW 路 Sigma Olomouc
CK
Christophe KabongoFW 路 Mlada Boleslav
OM
Ondrej MihalikFW 路 Hradec Kralove
VP
Vojtech PatrakFW 路 Pardubice
Final World Cup squads are expected after FIFA confirmation on June 2, 2026.
Group teams
PosTeamsPts
1MexicoMEX0
2South AfricaRSA0
3South KoreaKOR0
4CzechiaCZE0
Current group table before kickoff.
Recent form
South Korea
RecentQualifierForm to update
RecentFriendlyLineups pending
RecentRegional matchScouting update
Czechia
RecentQualifierForm to update
RecentFriendlyLineups pending
RecentRegional matchScouting update
Match history
Balanced market: South Korea and Czechia are priced almost level.
Group A's second match may set the chase behind Mexico.