South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic

South Korea flag South Korea vs Czech Republic Czech Republic flag
Group A · Matchday 1 · 2026-06-11 · Guadalajara (Zapopan)
2–1final score
0–1we predicted ✗
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South Korea defy the model

South Korea beat Czech Republic 2–1 in Group A. Scorers: Hwang In-Beom (67'), Oh Hyeon-Gyu (80'); Ladislav Krejcí (59').

Our model leaned Czech Republic (40%) with a 0–1 projection, so this one went against us.

Tournament so far — South Korea: 3 pts from 3, right in line with the 3.7 expected. Czech Republic: just 1 pts from 3, roughly 2.7 below the 3.7 expected.

South Korea flag South Korea · as expected 3 pts from 3, right in line with the 3.7 expected.
Czech Republic flag Czech Republic ▼ under-performing just 1 pts from 3, roughly 2.7 below the 3.7 expected.

Confidence factors

Czech Republic +20 Elo Expected goals 1.1 – 1.3 Form — vs — Balanced tempo (2.4 xG)
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