South Korea overturns deficit against Czechia and wins 2:1

From then on, the run of play shifted decisively. Hwang and Oh Hyeon-Gyu turned the match in South Korea's favor over the final half-hour. It was Oh Hyeon-Gyu who, in the 80th minute, netted the much-celebrated go-ahead goal.

Hwang and Oh turn the match around

Czechia attempted to force an equalizer in the closing stages but squandered the chances that came its way. The score thus remained 2:1 for South Korea, which bounced back after its opening loss to Mexico.

In the Group A standings, Mexico leads after its 2:0 opening win against South Africa, ahead of South Korea, which is now second. Czechia slipped to third place with the defeat and is under pressure as the tournament progresses.

Standings situation in Group A

The match was officiated by Egyptian referee Omar. The remaining group-stage matches will be played in the coming days; ORF1 will broadcast the upcoming Group A fixtures live.

Further Group A action features Czechia against South Africa and Mexico against South Korea. With the three points, South Korea has the chance to gain further ground in the battle to reach the knockout stage.

Czechia, for its part, urgently needs points in its remaining matches to keep alive its chances of advancing. The opening game had already shown that Group A is tight and that any result can hold surprises.