South Korea starts this June 11 as the favorite to beat the Czech Republic, which returns to a World Cup after 20 years, in the presentation of both teams in the 2026 World Cup.
Both members of group A will face each other at the Akron stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, west of the Mexican capital. The opening match was won by Mexico against South Africa 2-0.
The Taeguk Warriors are the Asian team that has participated in the most World Cups; In this, their twelfth participation, they arrive with the mission of equaling the fourth place they obtained in the 2002 edition, when, as one of the hosts, they finished in fourth position.
For the Czech Republic, it will be only their second participation. In the first in Germany 2006 they did not make it past the group stage.