{"id":2535,"date":"2026-06-12T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:06:16","slug":"hwang-in-beom-sparks-south-koreas-comeback-win-over-the-czech-republic-at-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2535","title":{"rendered":"Hwang In-beom sparks South Korea\u2019s comeback win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) \u2014 Hwang In-beom scored a goal and set up another as South Korea rallied to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2533\">\u2018You don\u2019t exactly know what\u2019s going to happen\u2019: Fox\u2019s Jenny Taft looking forward to the unpredictability of the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>After a lackluster first half in which both teams were jeered as they left the field, the Czech Republic took the lead in the 59th minute on a header by captain Ladislav Krejci after a long throw-in into the penalty area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>South Korea equalized in the 67th, when Hwang scored after faking a shot with a nifty move to clear two Czech players. He then made the cross from the right flank for Oh Hyeon-gyu\u2019s decisive strike in the 80th in a match played in front of hundreds of empty seats at Guadalajara Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The South Korean squad celebrated with its fans behind one of the goals after the final whistle. The players later posed for a photo with the fans behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let by star forward Son Heung-min, South Korea controlled possession and outshot the Czechs, who were making their first World Cup appearance since 2006. The Koreans, ranked 25th by FIFA, had most of the significant scoring chances against the 38th-ranked Czechs but failed to capitalize early.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Son was looking to become South Korea\u2019s top goal scorer at the World Cup and the Asian player with the most goals in the tournament. The 33-year-old former Tottenham star, who now plays for Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer, entered Thursday having scored three goals over three prior World Cups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Appearing in his fourth World Cup, Son had a couple of good opportunities to add to his tally but missed wide in the first half and had a close-range shot saved in the second.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2531\">The Red Sox say replacing Craig Breslow is \u2018not even on the table,\u2019 but should that be the case, and other thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Czechs thought they had retaken the lead with another set piece in the 77th, but Tomas Soucek was ruled offside on his header.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Czech Republic coach Miroslav Koubek said \u201cprobably the better team won.\u201d But he said his team could have had a better outcome if it weren\u2019t for \u201csome mistakes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe played very well, it could have been a draw and we could have won as well,\u201d Koubek said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The announced attendance was 44,985 at the 45,664-capacity Guadalajara Stadium, a crowd that included FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Sections in the middle of the stands had many unoccupied seats and there were other empty seats scattered across the stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>South Korea is making its 11th straight World Cup appearance and 12th overall, the most of any Asian country. Its best result was a fourth-place finish at the tournament it co-hosted with Japan in 2002. Since then, the South Koreans have never gone beyond the round of 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the other Group A match on Thursday, co-host Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the tournament opener in Mexico City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2529\">Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to polling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the other Group A match on Thursday, co-host Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the tournament opener in Mexico City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hwang In-beom sparks South Korea\u2019s comeback win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup - 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