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Group A action continues as Son Heung-Min enters his fourth World Cup

Group A’s South Korea and Czechia will face off in the second game of the World Cup 2026 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

LAFC’s Son Heung-Min is captaining the side featuring Wolves’ Hwang Hee-Chan and Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-Jae.

They will be favourites to beat Czechia, who count West Ham midfielder Tomáš Souček among their most experienced players.

Managed since 2024 by Hong Myung-Bo, South Korea come into this World Cup sitting 25th in the FIFA World Rankings and fresh off the back of successive wins in warm-up friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago and El Salvador.

Preparations ongoing: Czechia

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But a 4-0 defeat to the Ivory Coast and a narrow loss to Austria in the March international break may give fans cause for concern.

Czechia - 40th in the FIFA rankings - overcame Denmark on penalties in March’s playoff to reach their first World Cup since 2006 and their second ever. They warmed up with two wins against Kosovo and Guatemala.

A danger-man for the Czechs could be Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrick Schick, who scored five goals in eight World Cup qualification games.

The other Group A sides are co-hosts Mexico and South Africa, who will play the curtain-raiser on Thursday evening.

Where to watch South Korea vs Czechia for FREE

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on ITV1, with coverage starting at 2.30am BST ahead of a 3am kickoff.