Group · Match 28FIFA World Cup 2026
Mexico
Manager: Javier Aguirre Onaindía
FT1 – 0
Korea Republic
Manager: Myung-Bo Hong
50' L. Romo
Guadalajara Stadium · Friday, 19 June 2026 · 02:00 · FT · Mexico won after full-time.
Mexico4-3-3
Confirmed lineupKorea Republic3-4-2-1
17.2
R. Rangel
26.5
J. Sánchez
47.1
E. Álvarez
57.0
J. Vásquez
66.3
É. Lira
7★7.5↓71'
L. Romo
⚽
96.3↓80'
R. Jiménez
167.0↓84'
J. Quiñones
237.0
J. Gallardo
256.8↓80'
R. Alvarado
267.0↓71'
B. Gutiérrez
16.1
S. Kim
26.8
H. Lee
36.6
G. Lee
46.8
M. Kim
66.5
I. Hwang
77.0↓57'
H. Son
86.4↓77'
S. Paik
106.8↓57'
J. Lee
156.5↓71'
M. Kim
197.3
K. Lee
226.6↓71'
Y. Seol
Substitutions
71' ▲ Orbelín Pineda ▼ Brian Gutiérrez
71' ▲ Obed Vargas ▼ Luis Romo
80' ▲ Santiago Gimenez ▼ Raúl Jiménez
80' ▲ Israel Reyes ▼ Roberto Alvarado
84' ▲ César Huerta ▼ Julián Quiñones
57' ▲ Hee-chan Hwang ▼ Jae-sung Lee
57' ▲ Hyeon-gyu Oh ▼ Heung-min Son
71' ▲ Ji-sung Eom ▼ Moon-hwan Kim
71' ▲ Hyun-jun Yang ▼ Young-woo Seol
77' ▲ Gue-sung Cho ▼ Seung-ho Paik
Match stats
Team totals
Mexico v Korea Republic · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
MexicoKorea Republic
42.5%57.5%
Possession
00
Shots
00
Shots on target
00
Corners
00
Fouls
02
Cards
Full-time
Match report
Mexico Claims 1-0 Win Against Korea Republic in World Cup Fixture
In the World Cup, Mexico emerged victorious over Korea Republic at Guadalajara Stadium. The game ended with a 1-0 scoreline, following a first-half score of 0-0.
The first half was goalless, but straight after half-time, Luis Romo made his mark as he to give Mexico the lead.
The next World Cup games for Mexico are Czech Republic on 25 June and Mexico on 1 July. Korea Republic play South Africa on 25 June.
Match stats
Advanced
Mexico v Korea Republic · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
0.551.20
Expected goals (xG)
0.881.34
xG on target
23
Big chances created
Match stats
Player Ratings
32 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Mexico
Korea Republic
Dugout
Coaches in focus
Onaindía v Hong · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Mexico
3 markets
vs
South Korea
3 markets
86.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
501Oddschecker (best price)
1.91Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
4.50Oddschecker (best price)
1.10Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.45Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · All games
Korea Republic
16 qualifiers · W11 D5 L0
Goals for / game2.5
Goals against / game0.5
BTTS44%
Over 2.550%
Clean sheets56%
Failed to score6%
Mexico: no qualifying campaign data
Referee
G. Tejera
Profile on Cards tab
Recent Results · Qualifying Games
Win Draw Loss
Mexico
- 2-0HSouth Africa11 Jun
Korea Republic
- 2-1HCzech Republic12 Jun
- 4-0HKuwait10 Jun
- 2-0AIraq5 Jun
- 1-1HJordan25 Mar
- 1-1HOman20 Mar
- 1-1APalestine19 Nov
- 3-1AKuwait14 Nov
- 3-2HIraq15 Oct
- 2-0AJordan10 Oct
- 3-1AOman10 Sept
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Mexico
overall
0/1
Korea Republic
overall
7/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Mexico
overall
0/1
Korea Republic
overall
5/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Mexico
overall
1/1
Korea Republic
overall
10/10
Group AView group
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Korea Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | -4 | 1 |
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