Mexico 1–0 South Korea
Mexico
1–0HT 0–0
South Korea
Mexico played South Korea in the World Cup on 19 June 2026 at Estadio Akron. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 4'Kang-in Lee — Yellow card
- 50'L. Romo
- 58'Seung Ho Paik — Yellow card
Line-ups
Mexico 4-3-3
- R. Rangel
- J. Sanchez
- E. Alvarez
- J. Vasquez
- J. Gallardo
- B. Gutierrez
- E. Lira
- L. Romo
- R. Alvarado
- R. Jimenez
- J. Quinones
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Ochoa
- C. Acevedo
- G. Martinez
- L. Chavez
- I. Reyes
- O. Vargas
- M. Chavez Garcia
- O. Pineda
- A. Fidalgo
- A. Vega
- S. Gimenez
- C. S. Huerta Valera
- A. Gonzalez
- G. Mora
- COACHES: Javier Aguirre
South Korea
- Kim Seung-Gyu
- Lee Han-Beom
- Kim Min-Jae
- Lee Gi-Hyuk
- Kim Moon-Hwan
- Hwang In-Beom
- Paik Seung-Ho
- Seol Young-Woo
- Lee Kang-In
- Lee Jae-Sung
- Son Heung-Min
- SUBSTITUTES
- Jo Hyeon-Woo
- Song Bum-Keun
- Hwang Hee-Chan
- Kim Jin-Gyu
- Park Jin-Seob
- Lee Dong-Gyeong
- Cho Gue-Sung
- Oh Hyeon-Gyu
- Eom Ji-Sung
- J. Castrop
- Kim Tae-Hyeon
- Lee Tae-Seok
- Yang Hyun-Jun
- Bae Jun-Ho
- Cho Wi-Je
Match statistics
| Mexico | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 8 | Total shots | 9 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Corners | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 42% | Possession | 58% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 427 | Total passes | 578 |
| 349 | Accurate passes | 488 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 0.53 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| -0.10 | goals_prevented | -0.10 |