00:00.
00:08Lee Han Byom of FC Michelin.
00:11Ball over the top, opportunity here for South Korea.
00:13Song with the shot, deflected over the crossbar,
00:15and South Korea will settle for a corner.
00:17Good defending, it's a great block, and Song manages to get his shot away,
00:21but it's Lee Kang in again with a good ball.
00:23They're just causing all kinds of problems, but really good defending.
00:31Short corner by South Korea, whipped in towards the back post,
00:34and headed over the crossbar that time by...
00:37It was Lee Han Byom who was arriving late.
00:40He's getting pulled and he does ever so well to get contact,
00:43and he's not a million miles away.
00:45You can see he just goes over the crossbar,
00:47but it's good play again from South Korea.
00:48They've started on the front foot.
00:50Czech Republic haven't got going yet.
00:55Shot comes in here from distance from...
00:57That was from Lee Kang in,
00:59and that was the first save of the match.
01:01It was a comfortable one, but a decent one,
01:03for Mati Kovars diving to his left.
01:05Yeah, it's a comfortable save from Kovars,
01:07but it's Lee Kang in again.
01:08He's getting on the ball into little areas.
01:10They can't deal with him at the moment.
01:12It's a save that you expect him to make.
01:14South Korea, certainly early on,
01:17started the brighter of the two teams,
01:18looked the more likely to score.
01:20At the moment, nobody looks likely to score,
01:23and that is a worry,
01:24as the ball played forwards to Son.
01:26Dead centre, 25 yards out,
01:27thought about having a shot,
01:29did have a shot,
01:30always rising over the crossbar,
01:31but in a game like this,
01:33which needs a moment of magic to bring it to life,
01:36Son tried to provide one there.
01:38Ladislav Krejci of Wolverhampton.
01:41Wanderers, he's the captain,
01:42season-long loan at Wolves last season,
01:44expected to join permanently
01:45for £26 million this summer.
01:47Here's Son to the edge of the area,
01:49puts it a shot,
01:49this time it's wide.
01:50Did it take a deflection?
01:51No, says the referee.
01:52He puts his hands on the back of his head,
01:55then kneels down and puts his hands on his knees.
01:58He looks disappointed in himself
01:59because two chances in the space of two minutes for Son,
02:03wide by a good few yards.
02:05He should have done better there.
02:14Son comes forwards here,
02:15to the edge of the area,
02:16danger here,
02:17South Korea pulled the ball back from the left towards Son,
02:20he tried to play a very, very creative one-two,
02:23nearly caught Miao,
02:24it did catch himself out there,
02:26as the cross came in from the left,
02:27he couldn't quite get on the end of it,
02:29a move that he started,
02:30tried to finish,
02:31couldn't quite do so.
02:32Son on another day,
02:34if you count that chance there,
02:35he could have had a hat-trick.
02:41Lee Jae Sung of Mainz,
02:44he looked decent in the first half,
02:46and now it's Hwang Yim Byom again,
02:47in the midfield,
02:48South Korea playing good football here,
02:50Hwang Yim Byom with the shot,
02:51it's parried and it can't be put in,
02:53on the rebound by Lee Jae Sung,
02:55that the best chance of the second half so far,
02:59one of the best chances of the game,
03:02goalkeeper got away with one,
03:03because he parried out the initial shot,
03:05straight into the danger area,
03:07and Lee Jae Sung was unable to capitalize.
03:12Ball in the midfield area,
03:14as it's worked through to Sung,
03:15chance here for South Korea,
03:17Sung through on goal,
03:18good save by Mati Kovars,
03:20the goalkeeper did really well,
03:21not only to make the block,
03:23but to force Sung a little bit wide,
03:25narrowed the angle,
03:27and he hit it straight into the goalkeeper's chest,
03:28he was on side too.
03:30Yeah, Kovar does well,
03:31but some will be disappointed,
03:32he doesn't get enough lift on it.
03:35Glimpse of Gianni Infantino,
03:37who's watching this game,
03:38inside the Guadalajara Stadium,
03:41you wonder what he makes,
03:42of all the empty seats,
03:43as Sofal gets ready,
03:44to send in this long throw,
03:46and it's headed in,
03:47and the Czech Republic are ahead,
03:50Sofal with the long throw,
03:52and the header has gone in,
03:54from the captain,
03:55Ladislav Krejci,
03:57of Wolverhampton Wanderers,
03:58he's mobbed by his teammates,
04:00Czech Republic's first goal,
04:02at the 2026 World Cup,
04:05is scored by their captain,
04:07completely against the run of play,
04:09South Korea nil,
04:10Czech Republic one.
04:11Yeah, and they're afraid,
04:12we said it,
04:13the most likely they were gonna score,
04:14is from a set piece,
04:16and you get punished right,
04:18South Korea will get punished,
04:19you miss so many chances,
04:20and they get one opportunity,
04:22and Krejci wants it the most,
04:23and that's what Czech Republic like,
04:25they like their set pieces,
04:26long throw,
04:27but you cannot let him have,
04:28that run.
04:31Passing the ball around,
04:32in the midfield at the moment,
04:33South Korea,
04:33not really going anywhere with it,
04:35they try the three ball,
04:36this time,
04:36opportunity for 1-1,
04:38shot's gonna go in,
04:39it's gonna go over the line,
04:40and South Korea a level,
04:42it's Hwang Im Byom,
04:43with the goal,
04:45and the South Korea players,
04:46pour onto the pitch,
04:47the fans are going crazy in the sands,
04:50in the Guadalajara stadium,
04:52Hwang Im Byom,
04:53with an equalizer,
04:55as we approach the midway point,
04:56of the second half,
04:58South Korea won,
04:59the Czech Republic won.
05:01Once he chops back onto his right foot,
05:03it's a fantastic finish,
05:04and it's what they deserve,
05:05South Korea,
05:06they have been the better team,
05:07but the little chop,
05:08that he brings back onto his right foot,
05:10he sells the defender,
05:12he sells the goalkeeper,
05:12and it's a really good finish.
05:17Free kick,
05:18to the Czech Republic,
05:2020 yards from the byline,
05:22Vladimir Sofal,
05:22as he has been doing,
05:23all evening,
05:25slash night,
05:25slash morning,
05:26stands over it,
05:27with his right foot,
05:28but it could be a left footed delivery too,
05:30South Korea,
05:30with everybody back,
05:32defending this set piece,
05:33Sofal leaves it,
05:34cross goes in,
05:35and it's headed in,
05:36it's headed in,
05:37by Thomas Socek,
05:38who puts the Czech Republic,
05:40back in front,
05:41he dances away,
05:43with a massive smile,
05:44on his face,
05:45but the offside flag,
05:46has gone up,
05:47on this near side,
05:49and that smile,
05:50is quickly erased,
05:52from the face,
05:53of Thomas Socek,
05:55it will of course,
05:56be checked,
05:56by VAR,
05:57yeah he's offside,
05:58oh it's close,
05:59but he's off,
06:00yeah it's a knee,
06:00he's offside,
06:01Socek,
06:01I think the linesman,
06:02makes the right decision,
06:03he's a bit late,
06:04to pull it up,
06:05but Socek does look offside,
06:06but they get away,
06:07with one South Korea,
06:08they do get away,
06:09with one there,
06:09because,
06:10they've not defended,
06:11the set pieces,
06:12nowhere near good enough.
06:19The ball's played,
06:20over the top here,
06:21chance for,
06:21South Korea,
06:22the score,
06:23and they have,
06:24and it's the man,
06:25who's replaced Son,
06:26right on cue,
06:27who's got the goal,
06:29Oh Hyun Joo,
06:30as the cross come in,
06:31from the right,
06:32he played the shot,
06:33a cross goal,
06:34and it went into,
06:35the far side,
06:37of the net,
06:38and the substitute,
06:39has completed,
06:40the turnaround,
06:41for South Korea,
06:42Czech Republic,
06:43with a goal disallowed,
06:44one minute,
06:45South Korea,
06:46scoring down,
06:46the opposite end,
06:47the next,
06:48and with,
06:49ten minutes to go,
06:51it is,
06:51South Korea,
06:52two,
06:53Czech Republic,
06:53one.
06:58Czech Republic,
06:59with a throw,
07:00on this near side,
07:01to be taken,
07:02by Sothal,
07:03it's a long throw,
07:04it's towards,
07:04the six yards area,
07:05it's gonna get put,
07:06into the back post,
07:06good save,
07:07by the goalkeeper,
07:09Kim Jong Joo,
07:10to deny,
07:11that chance,
07:12at the back post,
07:13that was a save,
07:14on the line,
07:14and he gets,
07:15high fives,
07:16from his teammates,
07:17all around him,
07:18what a big chance,
07:19for Hlosek,
07:19to make it 2-2.
07:20Klosek,
07:21will be disappointed,
07:22he's not equalized,
07:23but it's a fantastic save,
07:24what a game,
07:25we have in second half.
07:31Three and a half minutes,
07:32of stoppage time,
07:33to go.
07:37Here come the Czech Republic,
07:38down the right,
07:39chance for a late goal,
07:40and the shot,
07:41goes in,
07:42it's well saved,
07:43in the end,
07:44by the goalkeeper,
07:45Michael Sadalek,
07:46of Slavia Prague,
07:48could have,
07:48and should have,
07:49made it 2 there.
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