South Korea defeated Czech Republic 2-1 in their Group A fixture at Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, on Thursday, June 11. All three goals came in the second half, with South Korea completing a comeback after conceding first.

L. Krejci opened the scoring for Czech Republic in the 59th minute, assisted by V. Coufal. South Korea responded in the 67th minute with a goal from Hwang In-Beom, assisted by Lee Kang-In. Oh Hyeon-Gyu then secured the win for South Korea in the 80th minute, with Hwang In-Beom providing the assist.

The match saw a series of substitutions from both teams in the second half. South Korea made five changes, including Hwang Hee-Chan for Lee Jae-Sung in the 62nd minute and Oh Hyeon-Gyu for Son Heung-Min in the 69th minute. Czech Republic introduced A. Hlozek, T. Chory, M. Sadilek, and M. Chytil. The only card of the match was a yellow card shown to South Korea's Lee Gi-Hyuk in the 90+6th minute.