South Korea's midfielder Hwang In-beom celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between South Korea and the Czech Republic at the Guadalajara Stadium. — Reuters pic (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. Friday, 12 Jun 2026 12:13 PM MYT MEXICO CITY, June 12 — South Korea came back from a ‌goal down to snatch a thrilling 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their World ‌Cup Group A opener today, substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu grabbing the winner in the 80th minute.Korea captain Son Heung-Min wasted a number of decent chances before his Czech counterpart Ladislav Krejci broke the deadlock against the run of play in the 59th minute by heading home from a ‌long throw-in, but the lead was ⁠short-lived as Hwang In-Beom ⁠kept his cool to ⁠dink the equaliser over the ⁠keeper ⁠eight minutes later.Tomas Soucek thought he had put the Czechs back in front with ⁠a header from a free kick in the 77th minute but the goal was chalked off for offside, and less than three minutes later the Koreans went ⁠ahead as Hwang turned provider, pulling the ball back for Oh to fire ⁠home from close range.Co-hosts Mexico top the group ⁠after ⁠their 2-0 win over South Africa and they will meet the South Koreans in Guadalajara ‌next Thursday, while the Czechs take on South Africa in Atlanta. — Reuters