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South Korea vs. Czechia box score: Full stats from World Cup Group A match

South Korea vs. Czechia box score: Full stats from World Cup Group A match originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

South Korea and Czechia will keep the first day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup rolling when they kick off on Thursday evening.

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They're also a part of Group A, which featured Mexico's 2-0 win over South Africa earlier in the day. That match, with a combined three red cards, did feature quite a bit of energy and will also lead to red-card suspensions for future matches in the group.

To keep pace with Mexico, these teams will both want to start their tournament with a win. Of course, only one can do that -- with a draw not a terrible result for either side here.

South Korea and Czechia likely represents one of the more evenly matched opening matchups of this World Cup, which has expanded to 48 teams and potentially have more one-sided affairs because of that.

Both teams are led by star attackers: Son Heung-min for South Korea, and Patrick Schick for Czechia.

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If one of them can get off the mark early, it could decide this game.

Below, we'll be keeping track of the action.

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South Korea vs. Czechia box score

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Pregame

South Korea

Czechia

Possession

Shots on goal

Fouls committed

Yellow cards

Red cards

Corners

Saves

Expected goals

South Korea vs. Czechia goals

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This section will be updated if and when a goal is scored.

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Who are the goalies in South Korea vs. Czechia?

The expectation is that Kim Seung-gu will start in goal for the Koreans.

Matej Kovar is likely to start for Czechia.

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We'll be tracking their number of saves in the table above.

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