The head coach of the Czech Republic team, Miroslav Koubek, commented on his team’s defeat in the opening match of the 2026 Emergency against South Korea (1:2).

" The other time has little chance.

It is important to interrupt the final combinations of the Koreans before the penalty area. They had a lot of penetrating passes, smart choice of position, and rushed into zones with fluidity, and everything was supported by high technology. We had to cope with this, but in two episodes we failed to defeat our opponent, and Pivdennaya Korea scored two goals.

The team played their football. We had good results in the match, and our opponent had big problems with our game on the other level. But in terms of pure football mastery, the stench was simply overwhelming,” Koubek said in an interview with Nova Action TV channel.

On Football. ua you can watch the video review of the match Pivdenna Korea - Czech Republic.