GUADALAJARA, Mexico ¨C South Korea rallied from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to its World Cup Group A campaign thanks to goals by Hwang In-beom and Oh Hyeon-gyu on ?Thursday.
The South Koreans joined Mexico with?three points at the top of the standings after the ?World Cup cohost?defeated ?nine-man South Africa 2-0 in the tournament opener.
In the day¡¯s other match, there were noticeable areas of ?empty seats in the stadium, calling the official attendance figure of 44,985 into question, but the vast majority of the fans were firmly behind the South Koreans. The team¡¯s?2-0 win over Germany in the last group match ?of the 2018 World Cup put Mexico through to the knockout stage and sent Germany out, and that favor ?has not been forgotten by the locals.
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