World Cup 2026 live: Son Heung Min starts for South Korea vs Czech Republic after Mexico dominate South Africa – UK Times

12 mins – South Korea 0-0 Czech Republic

Lee Jae-Sung was in behind for South Korea, with Czech Republic carved open.

A lovely lay-off for Son Heung Min, but his shot is deflected wide.

And then Lee Kang-In has a swing, the ball is moving all over the place, but Matej Kovar punches it clear. All Korea so far!

“Every game is so difficult,” John Terry says. “It’s a really young group, they’ll be better for this.

“I want to see passion, in the games I’ve seen, it’s front-foot, from the outside, there’s a gameplan. Tonight, are we building up from the back, I’m not sure, are we going direct or long, I’m not sure.

“We don’t know what South Africa team that was tonight, we want to see a South Africa team that is passionate and gives it a go.”

“To self-destruct like that? You’ve got no chance.”

South Korea XI: Kim; Han-beom, Min-Jae, Gi-hyuk; Young-woo, Inbeom, Paik, Tae-seok; Kang-in, Jae-sung; Son

Czech Republic XI: Kovar; Chaloupek, Hranac, Krejci; Coufal, Soucek, Sojka, Zeleny; Sulc, Provod; Schick

Former South Africa midfielder Dean Furman was not holding back on BBC radio.

“To lose someone like Themba Zwane – he’s the experienced member of the team, the one who’s going to come on if a game’s tight and add a little bit of quality but South Africa were just miles off it,” Furman said on 5 Live.

“There’s really not one player on that pitch in a yellow shirt who can hold their hands up and say they did themselves justice unfortunately.”