Mexico 1-0 South Korea

Timeline

4'
Lee Kang-In
First Half ends,
Luis Romo1-0
50'
57'
Hwang Hee-Chan
↓ Lee Jae-Sung
57'
Oh Hyeon-Gyu
↓ Son Heung-Min
58'
Paik Seung-Ho
Orbelín Pineda
↓ Brian Gutiérrez
71'
Obed Vargas
↓ Luis Romo
71'
71'
Eom Ji-Sung
↓ Kim Moon-Hwan
71'
Yang Hyun-Jun
↓ Seol Young-Woo
77'
Cho Gue-Sung
↓ Paik Seung-Ho
Israel Reyes
↓ Roberto Alvarado
80'
Santiago Gimenez
↓ Raúl Jiménez
80'
César Huerta
↓ Julián Quiñones
84'
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Mexico

Total ShotsR. Jiménez2
Accurate PassesE. Álvarez71
Defensive InterventionsE. Álvarez12

South Korea

Total ShotsL. Kang-In2
Accurate PassesK. Min-Jae91
Defensive InterventionsL. Gi-Hyuk8

Stats

MexicoSouth Korea

Possession

42%

58%

8Shots9

4Shots on target2

1Blocked shots3

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 19 June
Venue: Estadio Akron · Guadalajara, Mexico
Referee: Gustavo Tejera
Attendance: 45,522
Round: 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Form

MexicoWWWWW

WvsGhana2-0
WvsAustralia1-0
WvsSerbia5-1
W

MexicoSouth Korea

Possession

42%

58%

8Shots9

4Shots on target2

1Blocked shots3

1Corners

South Korea3-4-2-1

1Seung-Gyu

2Han-Beom

4Min-Jae

3Gi-Hyuk

15↓Moon-Hwan

Match ends, Mexico 1, Korea Republic 0.
90'+7'
Second Half ends, Mexico 1, Korea Republic 0.
90'+6'
Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Lee Gi-Hyuk.
90'+4'
Attempt missed. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
90'+4'
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
90'+4'
Attempt blocked. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
90'+2'
Attempt missed. Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
90'+2'
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87'
Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Rangel (Mexico).

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	:	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	:	-1	4

349Accurate passes488

South KoreaLWWWL

L@Austria1-0
WvsTrinidad and Tobago5-0
WvsEl Salvador1-0
WvsCzechia2-1
L@Mexico1-0

Head to head

MEX leads series 3-0-2

10 Sept 25Mexico2-2South Korea
14 Nov 20Mexico3-2South Korea
23 Jun 18South Korea1-2Mexico
30 Jan 14Mexico4-0South Korea
26 Jul 12Mexico0-0South Korea

349Accurate passes488

7↓Heung-Min

10↓Jae-Sung

1Rangel

5Vásquez

23Gallardo

4Álvarez

2Sánchez

7⚽↓Romo

6Lira

26↓Gutiérrez

16↓Quiñones

9↓Jiménez

25↓Alvarado

Substitutes · Mexico

20Mateo Chávez
18Obed Vargas↑
8Álvaro Fidalgo
19Gilberto Mora
11Santiago Gimenez↑
12Carlos Acevedo
15Israel Reyes↑
21César Huerta↑
17Orbelín Pineda↑
22Guillermo Martínez
24Luis Chávez
14Armando González
13Guillermo Ochoa
10Alexis Vega

Substitutes · South Korea

21Jo Hyeon-Woo
14Cho Wi-Je
23Jens Castrop
18Oh Hyeon-Gyu↑
13Lee Tae-Seok
5Kim Tae-Hyeon
25Eom Ji-Sung↑
11Hwang Hee-Chan↑
9Cho Gue-Sung↑
17Bae Jun-Ho

87'

Attempt saved. Yang Hyun-Jun (Korea Republic) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Raúl Rangel (Mexico).

87'

Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung with a cross.

85'

Attempt saved. Obed Vargas (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.

84'

Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Julián Quiñones.

82'

Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82'

Foul by Israel Reyes (Mexico).

80'

Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.

80'

Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Roberto Alvarado.

78'

Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.

77'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Paik Seung-Ho.

76'

Offside, Korea Republic. Yang Hyun-Jun is caught offside.

75'

Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).

75'

Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Julián Quiñones with a cross.

73'

Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Korea Republic).

73'

Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.

71'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Seol Young-Woo.

71'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.

71'

Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.

71'

Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Brian Gutiérrez.

70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

68'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

64'

Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).

64'

Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62'

Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62'

Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).

61'

Offside, Korea Republic. Seol Young-Woo is caught offside.

58'

Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

58'

Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic).

58'

Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

57'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.

57'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Lee Jae-Sung.

57'

Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

57'

Foul by Julián Quiñones (Mexico).

56'

Offside, Mexico. Julián Quiñones is caught offside.

53'

Handball by Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico).

50'

Goal! Mexico 1, Korea Republic 0. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

50'

Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Quiñones with a cross.

49'

Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.

45'

Second Half begins Mexico 0, Korea Republic 0.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Mexico 0, Korea Republic 0.

45'+2'

Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+2'

Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).

45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).

44'

Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.

41'

Attempt missed. Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.

38'

Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).

38'

Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Offside, Korea Republic. Seol Young-Woo is caught offside.

31'

Offside, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado is caught offside.

29'

Offside, Korea Republic. Lee Jae-Sung is caught offside.

26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

23'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

20'

Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.

18'

Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18'

Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).

17'

Offside, Mexico. Jorge Sánchez is caught offside.

16'

Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.

15'

Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).

15'

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).

12'

Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Romo.

Attempt missed. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).

Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).

Julián Quiñones (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Offside, Korea Republic. Seol Young-Woo is caught offside.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Mexico

South Korea

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