FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group A

South Korea

Group A · the tournament begins 11 June — fixtures, model probabilities and edges below.

3 fixtures

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Fixtures

3 matches

Group A Fri 12 Jun, 02:00 UTC

South Korea 32%

Czech Republic 39%

SCHEDULED xG 1.0–1.4 ✎

Group A Fri 19 Jun, 01:00 UTC

South Korea 18%

SCHEDULED xG 1.7–0.8 ✎

Group A Thu 25 Jun, 01:00 UTC

South Africa 23%

South Korea 49%

SCHEDULED xG 1.0–1.6 ✎

Road to the World Cup

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Form WLLWW newest → model called 5/6

W vs El Salvador 1–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 78% 3 Jun
W vs Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 75% 30 May
L @ Austria 0–1 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 50% 31 Mar
L @ Ivory Coast 0–4 Friendly ×½ model ✗ 20% 28 Mar
W vs Ghana 1–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 76% 18 Nov
W vs Bolivia 2–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 55% 14 Nov

Last 6 internationals. model ✓/✗ is the model's own pre-match call on each game — computed from ratings before it kicked off (no hindsight), with the % it gave the actual result. Friendlies are tagged ×½ — the model counts exhibitions at half weight, so a warm-up moves the ratings less than a competitive game. How ratings work →

Squad

26 players

Coach Hong Myung-bo · 26 players

Goalkeepers3

1 Kim Seung-gyu FC Tokyo 87caps
12 Song Bum-keun Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3caps
21 Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan HD 48caps

Defenders9

2 Lee Han-beom Midtjylland 8caps
4 Kim Min-jae Bayern Munich 79caps
5 Kim Tae-hyeon Kashima Antlers 7caps
13 Lee Tae-seok Austria Wien 15caps
14 Cho Wi-je Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1cap
15 Kim Moon-hwan Daejeon Hana Citizen 35caps
16 Park Jin-seob Zhejiang 14caps
22 Seol Young-woo Red Star Belgrade 34caps
23 Jens Castrop Borussia Mönchengladbach 7caps

Midfielders11

3 Lee Gi-hyuk Gangwon FC 3caps
6 Hwang In-beom Feyenoord 73caps
8 Paik Seung-ho Birmingham City 27caps
10 Lee Jae-sung Mainz 05 105caps
11 Hwang Hee-chan Wolverhampton Wanderers 79caps
17 Bae Jun-ho Stoke City 13caps
19 Lee Kang-in Paris Saint-Germain 47caps
20 Yang Hyun-jun Celtic 9caps
24 Kim Jin-gyu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 22caps
25 Eom Ji-sung Swansea City 9caps
26 Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan HD 18caps

Forwards3

7 Son Heung-min Los Angeles FC 144caps
9 Cho Gue-sung Midtjylland 44caps
18 Oh Hyeon-gyu Beşiktaş 27caps

Squad via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · as of 2026-06-06.

Group A table

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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