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Club World Cup 2026: overnight round-up 📝

Every morning, OneFootball will bring you a full recap of the night at the World Cup. Here’s the first one!

The must-see moment of the night

There was only one match overnight. South Korea beat the Czech Republic 2-1 after conceding the opening goal on the hour mark.

Three second-half goals, a first dramatic comeback scenario, but above all a first standout individual performance!

With an assist and a goal — the opener — Hwang In-Beom was logically named MVP of the match.

The South Korean Feyenoord midfielder thus delivers the first masterclass of this World Cup and goes top of the competition’s scoring charts (goals + assists).

The result of the night

South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic. Click here to read the match summary!

The standings

Group A:

1) Mexico - 3 pts (+2)

2) South Korea - 3 pts (+1)

3) Czech Republic - 0 pts (-1)

4) South Africa - 0 pts (-2)

The 3 players who stood out

In addition to Hwang In-Beom, whom we mentioned earlier, Lee Kang-in, PSG’s Parisian star, delivered a very strong performance. The No. 19 caused havoc in the Czech defense throughout the match!

Also worth highlighting is the excellent display from South Korean goalkeeper Seung-Gyu Kim, who produced two fantastic saves late in the game.

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Today’s schedule and the night ahead

21:00: Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B)

03:00: USA vs Paraguay (Group D)

The player to watch

The most eagerly awaited of the host nations, the United States begin their World Cup against Paraguay in Los Angeles in the night from Friday to Saturday.

Superstar Christian Pulisic is already under the spotlight!