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Asian teams continued to impose themselves strongly against their European counterparts at the World Cup as South Korea secured a valuable 2-1 win over the Czech Republic this Friday morning GMT in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, confirming continued Asian superiority in head-to-head matches in the final games of the tournament.
South Korea’s win cemented the remarkable tally achieved by AFC teams against UEFA sides since 2022, as the European sides lost 6 of their 11 games against their Asian opponents, with just 4 wins and one draw.
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According to the network “statistical leg” The French statistics show a clear shift compared to what happened in the previous two games of the World Cup, where the European teams suffered only one defeat against the Asian teams in 15 games, compared to 10 wins and 4 draws.
The figures show that the traditional gap between the two continents has grown less than before, especially the continued development of Asian teams at technical and physical levels, as well as their ability to keep up with mainstream European schools.
With the victory over the Czech Republic, South Korea took the second place in Group A with 3 points, behind Mexico, who won the opening match against South Africa (2-0).
The Czech Republic is third in the group, ahead of South Africa on goal difference, and is bottom of the standings.
