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World Cup: Five Bundesliga stars start South Korea and Czechia duelSouth Korea face Czech Republic in the second match from Group A at Guadalajara Stadium. The two teams will clash to join Mexico at the top of the group after the co-hosts dispatched South Africa earlier on Thursday.There are seven Bundesliga based players in total from the two teams, with five of them in the lineups of today's game. With Son Heung-min (Hamburg and Leverkusen), Paik Seung-ho (Darmstadt), Hwang Hee-chan (RB Leipzig), Matj Kov (Leverkusen), Vladimr Darida (Freiburg and Hertha) and David Jursek (Hoffenheim), the two national teams also have several players with past German football experience.Miroslav Koubek picked Hoffenheim duo Robin Hran and Vladimr Coufal in defense, while Bayer Leverkusen's talisman Patrik Schick will be the leading striker as expected. Adam Hloek, who joined Hoffenheim from Leverkusen in 2024, is on the substitute bench.As for South Korea, Kim Min-jae and Lee Jae-sung are in the starting lineup, while Borussia Mnchengladbach's Dsseldorf-born midfielder Jens Castrop is on the bench. Kim could leave Bundesliga as Bayern told him to find a new club, but Lee signed a contract extension at Mainz in February.Confirmed South Korea vs. Czechia LineupsSouth Korea: S. G. Kim; Kim Min-jae, H. B. Lee, K. H. Lee; Seol, Hwang, Paik, T.-S. Lee; K. I. Lee, Lee Jae-sung; Son Czechia: Kov; Hran, Chaloupek, Krej ; Zelen, Sojka, Souek, Coufal; ulc, Provod; Schick

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Chaos erupted outside the opening game of the 2026 World Cup after rampaging protesters clashed with riot police and a man suffered a heart attack outside the stadium. As the tournament kicked off inside the Estadio Azteca, hundreds of demonstrators had gathered outside the gates of the 87,000-seat venue. Many are believed to be relatives of those missing in the midst of the country's drug war - which has killed an estimated 400,000 in the past two decades. Minutes before Mexico kicked off in their clash with 2010 hosts South Africa, protesters began approaching the stadium before attempting to breach the premises. TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayThe unruly mob proceeded to smash up a nearby lorry before hurling flares and stones at police officers.Riot police swarmed the scene to push demonstrators away from the iconic ground, throwing rocks back in their direction and deploying tear gas. The disorder is believed to have come from a mob of 200 masked men who broke away from two groups of 800 protesters, according to the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City (SSC). Around 300 police officers were deployed to move the crowd on. After the game got underway, an extra layer of riot police were seen protecting the perimeter of the stadium amid fears of further unrest.In a separate unrelated incident, a man collapsed as he suffered a heart attack while making his way to the stadium. Videos circulated on social media showing medics giving the individual CPR after he fell ill.He was swiftly rushed to a nearby hospital, where he is stable condition, according to the SSC.MEXICO - READ THE LATEST:ITV viewers 'switch off' FIFA World Cup opening ceremony as football fans all share same complaintWorld Cup fans warned about 'lone wolf' gunmen by ex-FBI chief ahead of tournament startAnti-World Cup demonstrations hit host city days before tournament startsIt is understood that eight separate protests in Mexico City were planned ahead of the World Cup opening fixture. In addition to the grieving drug war families, groups who had organised demonstrations included public workers from a host of sectors, including education, transport, healthcare and farming. Mexico City's government head Clara Brugada Molina rejected calls to outlaw the gatherings prior to the major event. "This is a city where these events can coincide," she declared. Ms Molina said: "There is a right to protest as well as to experience the joy of living a World Cup."As violence erupted outside the stadium, spectators inside were treated to an eventful afternoon as Mexico kicked off the campaign with a dramatic 2-0 win against South Africa. Goals from Quinones and Jimenez did the job but the headlines will be dominated by the flurry of red cards.Sithole, Zwane and Montes were all shown their marching orders to make it a memorable start to the competition - and a pub quiz answer years down the line.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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