South Korea and Czechia begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in Guadalajara, Mexico on Thursday at Estadio Chivas in a Group A encounter. Czechia are making their first appearance in the World Cup since 2006,

A police motorcade, cheering fans, and local organizers welcomed the squad as they settled into their Fort Worth base.

Drawn into Group A with Mexico, South Korea and South Africa, Czechia will spend the opening phase of the tournament crisscrossing North America.

If the opening match between Mexico and South Africa seems to have a predictable outcome, the same cannot be said for the clash between South Korea and the Czech Republic: the second Group A

Everything you need to know about Czechia at the 2026 World Cup: their fixtures, squad, qualifying record, key players, coach and tournament history.

Friday, June 5, Team Czechia plans to arrive as city leaders across North Texas continue to roll out plans for safety, security and traffic ahead of the World Cup.

The journey to a first World Cup in 20 years, and only their second appearance since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, was anything but straightforward for Czechia. They finished second in UEFA Group L behind Croatia,

The opening games of the World Cup are finally here! Group A gets underway this evening with South Korea and Czechia going head to head for points on the board. Mexico hosts the first two games of the tournament.