South Korea 2026 FIFA World Cup – Schedule, Results & Standings
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South Korea World Cup 2026

Group A
3 Group Matches
Jun 11 – Jun 24, 2026
🇲🇽 Mexico
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2002 Semi-Finalists — Son Heung-min Leads a New Golden Era

South Korea’s greatest World Cup achievement came on home soil in 2002, when they reached the semi-finals. Now, 24 years later, a new generation led by Son Heung-min and a squad brimming with K-League and European talent aims to recapture that magic and go deeper than ever before.

GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

Group A
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South Korea
KOR
Matchday 1
VS
Upcoming
🇨🇿
Czechia
CZE
June 11, 2026  ·  Thursday
10:00 PM ET (FS1)
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico
GROUP A
🇲🇽
Mexico
MEX
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
🇰🇷
South Korea
KOR
June 18, 2026  ·  Thursday
9:00 PM ET (Fox)
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico
GROUP A
🇿🇦
South Africa
RSA
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
🇰🇷
South Korea
KOR
June 24, 2026  ·  Wednesday
9:00 PM ET (FS1)
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico
GROUP A

GROUP A STANDINGS

Pre-Tournament
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🇨🇿Czechia
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🔵 Top 2 teams qualify automatically to Round of 32. The 8 best third-placed teams across all groups also advance. Standings will update after each matchday.

POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH

If South Korea Qualify
Round of 32
vs 3rd place
Group C/E/F/H/I
If South Korea win Group A
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Quarterfinal → Final
Potential clash with
Germany from QF
Same side of draw

GROUP A INFO

About Group A

South Korea are seeded second in Group A behind Mexico — the tournament’s co-host, who play all three group games on home soil at Estadio Akron and Estadio Azteca. The Matchday 2 clash between Mexico and South Korea at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara is one of the group stage’s most anticipated fixtures, with a raucous home crowd expected for El Tri. Czechia are a dangerous European dark horse, while South Africa — the other co-host nation — open the entire tournament against Mexico. South Korea play all three matches in Mexico, giving them a consistent base. Led by captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Korea will be targeting a repeat of their iconic 2002 run to the semi-finals — a feat that captured the imagination of the world and has never been matched by an Asian nation.