Mexico 1–0 South Korea
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · 19 June 2026 · Estadio Akron, Guadalajara.
Status: full time. Half time 0–0. Referee: Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Mexico 47%, draw 29%, South Korea 24%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 2.02 / 3.20 / 3.95.
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Goals
- 50' L. Romo (Mexico)
Cards
- 4' Lee Kang-In (South Korea) — Yellow Card
- 58' Paik Seung-Ho (South Korea) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Mexico | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 43% | 57% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.48 | 0.63 |
| Total shots | 8 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 3 |
| Shots blocked | 1 | 2 |
| Passes | 430 | 567 |
| Accurate passes | 351 | 478 |
| Corners | 0 | 1 |
| Offsides | 3 | 6 |
| Fouls | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 2 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
Mexico lineup (4-3-3)
Coach: Javier Aguirre.
- Luis Romo — Midfield, 1 goal
- Brian Gutiérrez — Midfield
- Raúl Rangel — Goalkeeper
- Edson Álvarez — Midfield
- Jesús Gallardo — Defender
- Julián Quiñones — Attacker
- Obed Vargas — Midfield
- Roberto Alvarado — Attack
- Johan Vásquez — Defender
- Raúl Jiménez — Attack
- Érik Lira — Midfield
- Israel Reyes — Defender
- Jorge Sánchez — Defender
- César Huerta — Attack
- Orbelín Pineda — Midfield
- Santiago Gimenez — Attack
- Gilberto Mora — Midfield
- Álvaro Fidalgo — Midfield
- Carlos Acevedo — Goalkeeper
- Armando González — Attack
- Guillermo Martínez — Attack
- Alexis Vega — Attack
- Luis Chávez — Midfield
- Mateo Chávez — Defender
- Guillermo Ochoa — Goalkeeper
South Korea lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Myung-Bo Hong.
- Ji-sung Eom — Attack
- Kim Min-jae — Defender
- Yang Hyun-Jun — Attacker
- Son Heung-min — Attacker
- Kang-in Lee — Midfield
- Hwang Hee-chan — Attacker
- Jae-sung Lee — Midfield
- Hwang In-beom — Midfielder
- Gi-hyuk Lee — Defender
- Kim Seung-gyu — Goalkeeper
- Hyeon-gyu Oh — Attack
- Kim Moon-hwan — Defender
- Han-beom Lee — Defender
- Young-woo Seol — Defender
- Seung Ho Paik — Midfielder
- Gue-sung Cho — Attack
- Cho Wi-Je — Defender
- Wi-je Cho — Defender
- Jun-ho Bae — Midfield
- Dong-gyeong Lee — Midfield
- Jin-seob Park — Midfield
- Kim Tae-hyeon — Defender
- Jens Castrop — Midfield
- Song Bum-keun — Goalkeeper
- Lee Tae-seok — Defender
- Jo Hyeonwoo — Goalkeeper
- Jin-gyu Kim — Midfield
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | Mexico v South Korea | 2–2 | Friendlies |
| 2020-11-14 | Mexico v South Korea | 3–2 | Friendlies |
| 2018-06-23 | South Korea v Mexico | 1–2 | World Cup |
Mexico — recent form
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa · 2026-06-11
- Mexico 5–1 Serbia · 2026-06-05
- Mexico 1–0 Australia · 2026-05-31
- Mexico 2–0 Ghana · 2026-05-23
- Mexico 1–1 Belgium · 2026-04-01
- Mexico 0–0 Portugal · 2026-03-29
- Mexico 4–0 Iceland · 2026-02-26
- Mexico 1–2 Paraguay · 2025-11-19
South Korea — recent form
- South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic · 2026-06-12
- South Korea 1–0 El Salvador · 2026-06-04
- South Korea 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago · 2026-05-31
- Austria 1–0 South Korea · 2026-03-31
- South Korea 0–4 Ivory Coast · 2026-03-28
- South Korea 1–0 Ghana · 2025-11-18
- South Korea 2–0 Bolivia · 2025-11-14
- South Korea 2–0 Paraguay · 2025-10-14
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| South Korea | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |