A smart money investor bought $360,000 worth of World Cup group stage tickets when South Korea defeated the Czech Republic.

Odaily Seer's monitoring shows that in Polymarket's prediction event of "2026 World Cup Group A Round 1: South Korea vs. Czech Republic," a "smart money" account (address: 0x2b3ff45c91540e46fae1e0c72f61f4b049453446) with profits exceeding $1.2 million purchased over $360,000 worth of positions betting on South Korea defeating the Czech Republic, with an average opening price of 37.4¢ and a floating profit of $554. South Korea is a regular in the World Cup, with several players playing in Europe; the Czech Republic is returning to the World Cup after 20 years, and the team focuses more on physical confrontation and defensive organization. The two teams meet in the first round of the group stage, and the result will directly affect their respective qualification prospects in Group A. Odaily Seer continuously monitors the prediction market, seeing changes before prices are set.