Mexico 1-0 South Korea: Final score, stats and lineups
FIFA World Cup · Group Stage
Mexico
2-0-0
- Luis Romo 50'
1-0
FT
South Korea
1-0-1
Key events
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4'
Lee Kang-InFoul on Luis Romo.
- Halftime 45'+5'
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Luis Romo50'
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57'
Hwang Hee-ChanOff: Lee Jae-Sung
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57'
Oh Hyeon-GyuOff: Son Heung-Min
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58'
Paik Seung-HoFoul on Brian Gutiérrez.
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Orbelín PinedaOff: Brian Gutiérrez71'
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Obed VargasOff: Luis Romo71'
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71'
Eom Ji-SungOff: Kim Moon-Hwan
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71'
Yang Hyun-JunOff: Seol Young-Woo
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77'
Cho Gue-SungOff: Paik Seung-Ho
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Israel ReyesOff: Roberto Alvarado80'
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Santiago GimenezOff: Raúl Jiménez80'
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César HuertaOff: Julián Quiñones84'
- End Regular Time 90'+7'
Team stats
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1Corner Kicks2
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42.4Possession57.6
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8SHOTS9
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4ON GOAL2
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1Blocked Shots3
Match info
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup
- Round
- Group Stage
- Kickoff
- Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9:00 PM ET
- Venue
- Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Where to watch
- FOX, Tele, FOX One
- Attendance
- 45,522
- Series
- MEX leads series 3-0-2
Team stats
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9Fouls7
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0Yellow Cards2
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides6
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1Corner Kicks2
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2Saves3
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42.4Possession57.6
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8SHOTS9
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4ON GOAL2
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0.5On Target %0.2
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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349Accurate Passes488
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427Passes578
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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4Accurate Crosses5
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6Crosses9
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0.7Cross %0.6
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56Long Balls64
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16Accurate Long Balls23
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0.3Long Balls %0.4
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1Blocked Shots3
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7Effective Tackles10
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14Tackles17
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0.5Tackle %0.6
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6Interceptions5
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20Effective Clearances12
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20Clearances12
Lineups
Mexico4-3-3- 1Raúl RangelG
- 2Jorge SánchezRB
- 23Jesús GallardoLB
- 6Érik LiraCM
- 4Edson ÁlvarezCD-R
- 5Johan VásquezCD-L
- 26Brian Gutiérrez↓RM
- 7Luis Romo↓LM
- 9Raúl Jiménez↓F
- 25Roberto Alvarado↓RF
- 16Julián Quiñones↓LF
- 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
South Korea3-4-2-1- 1Kim Seung-GyuG
- 15Kim Moon-Hwan↓RM
- 22Seol Young-Woo↓LM
- 3Lee Gi-HyukCD-L
- 4Kim Min-JaeCD
- 2Lee Han-BeomCD-R
- 6Hwang In-BeomCM-R
- 8Paik Seung-Ho↓CM-L
- 7Son Heung-Min↓F
- 19Lee Kang-InCF-R
- 10Lee Jae-Sung↓CF-L
- 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
- 26Lee Dong-Gyeong
- 12Song Bum-Keun
- 20Yang Hyun-Jun↑
- 16Park Jin-Seop
- 24Kim Jin-Gyu
FIFA World Cup Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
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