Inmates across South Korea unable to watch World Cup match against Czech Republic

Players from South Korea and the Czech Republic take to the field at Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A opener Thursday (local time). [Yonhap]

Inmates at prisons and detention centers across South Korea were unable to watch the country's 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A opener against the Czech Republic.

According to legal sources, corrections authorities did not record Thursday's group-stage match, which kicked off at 11 a.m.

Inmates normally watch "Borami Broadcasting," an in-house channel operated by the Ministry of Justice that airs content centered on educational programming. Aside from live news, most of its content consists of prerecorded material.

The policy applies uniformly to all correctional facilities nationwide, including Seoul Detention Center, where former President Yoon Suk Yeol is being held.

According to Thursday's Borami Broadcasting schedule, corrections authorities aired live feeds from four terrestrial channels — KBS1, MBC, SBS and EBS1 — from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

However, none of those channels broadcast the World Cup match, making it effectively impossible for inmates to watch.

"There are currently no plans to air a recorded broadcast of South Korea's World Cup matches," a corrections authority official said, adding that the situation could be reconsidered "if public interest grows significantly — for instance, if the team advances to the round of 16."

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