NoNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) South Korea started the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a win. In a thrilling match, the team defeated Czech Republic 2-1. South Korea came back from 1-0 down in the second half to win.
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South Korea and Czechia got several chances to score early in the match, but both teams failed to capitalize on them. In the 9th minute, South Korea had a great chance to take the lead from a free kick, but the Czech defense thwarted their hopes. In the 11th minute, South Korea also failed to capitalize on a corner. Korea put a lot of pressure on the Czech defense in the first half, but failed to penetrate their defense.
Both teams failed to score a single goal in the first half. However, Czechia started the second half aggressively and found success in the 59th minute. Ladislav Krejčí scored a brilliant header to give the team a 1-0 lead. However, after trailing 0-1, South Korea made a remarkable comeback. In the 67th minute, Hong In-beom scored the first goal for the team, equalizing the score at 1-1. After this, Oh Hyeon-gyu gave South Korea the lead in the match in the 80th minute.
After taking a 2-1 lead, South Korea didn’t give Czech Republic any chance to make a comeback. Czech Republic played aggressively and made several attempts to score, but could not penetrate South Korea’s defense. Ultimately, South Korea won 2-1, marking a winning start to the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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