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While in the opening match between Mexico and South Africa the favorite role is quite clear, the situation in the second game of Group A is much tighter. It should not be excluded that the South Korea qualified for a World Cup for the eleventh time in a row and left behind in Qatar four years ago when entering the knockout phase Uruguay and Ghana. For Czechia, it is again the first World Cup participation in 20 years. Having already narrowly beaten Ireland and Denmark in the playoffs of the World Cup qualifiers only in the penalty shoot-out. For both teams a defeat in this first game would be a significant mood killer at the World Cup opener for both nations in this supposed six-point game. We should expect two nations that clearly focus on the defensive and hope for flashes of spirit from their exceptional players Heung-min Son and Patrik Schick.