10:00 PMFS1
Estadio AkronGuadalajara
GROUP A| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Czechia qualified through the UEFA playoffs by beating Denmark on penalties. This is their first World Cup since 2006, ending a 20-year absence from the tournament.
As Czechoslovakia, the nation reached two World Cup finals (1934, 1962) and won the European Championship in 1976. The Czech Republic added Euro 1996 as runners-up.
Czech football is known for producing technically gifted players. Legends like Pavel Nedvěd, Karel Poborský, and Petr Čech set a standard that today's generation aims to match.