World Cup 2026 · the story so far
🇰🇷 South Korea's World Cup story.
South Korea began in Group A and finished its 2026 run in the group stage. This is the route, match by match.
The story · Group stage
Korea Republic began with a 2-1 comeback victory over Czechia. It then lost 1-0 to Mexico after a move stemming from goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu’s error, and 1-0 to South Africa in the decisive match. With three points, two goals scored and three conceded, Korea finished third in Group A but did not rank among the eight best third-placed teams advancing to the round of 32.
From the tournament notebookReuters portrayed the win over Czechia as a triumph of Korea’s fluid football over the Czech team’s set-piece power.
Sources
Reporting through July 15, 2026
Tournament journey
- Group stageSouth Korea 2–1 Czechia
Win
- Group stageSouth Korea 0–1 Mexico
Loss
- Group stageSouth Korea 0–1 South Africa
Loss
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