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

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

>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.

>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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0-0 9'South KoreaCzechiaPossession47%53%Shots on goal00Fouls committed01Yellow cards00Red cards00Corners00Saves00Expected goals00South Korea vs. Czechia goalsRefresh for the latest.

>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.

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

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