Mexico vs South Korea, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Mexico vs South Korea — Worldcup at AKRON.
- Mexico 2 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
- South Korea 2 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
- Assistant 1 Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
- Assistant 2 Nicolas Taran
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W 11 Jun South Africa H 2–0 W 30 Nov Saudi Arabia A 2–1 W 26 Nov Argentina A 0–2 L 22 Nov Poland H 0–0 D 02 Jul Brazil A 0–2 L Season Stats
Mexico South Korea #1 Position #2 6 Points 3 2 Played 2 2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1 3 Scored 2 0 Conceded 2 +3 GD +0 3.00 PPG 1.50 100% Win % 50% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history100% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this seasonMexico are 1st (6 pts). South Korea are 2nd (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Mexico0-151/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-601/–61-751/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSouth Korea0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Mexico to score. At the same time, South Korea does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' The referee shows South Korea player a card on 4.
- 9' It looks like no one’s ball. South Korea is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 14' In-beom Hwang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Seung-Ho Paik made 10 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' It looks surprising Mexico does not make any changes. Erik Lira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Mexico needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 34' South Korea seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jorge Sanchez suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
- 50' Goal! Luis Romo scores his 1 goal in 10 matches.
- 55' Roberto Alvarado has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 57' The supporters are chanting for Hwang Heechan. He replaces Jae-sung Lee on 57 minute.
- 58' The referee calls foul for Seung-Ho Paik. He receives a card.
- 63' It’s high time Javier Aguirre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' Mexico started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
- 71' The whistle greets Young-woo Seol as he departs to be replaced by Hyun-jun Yang.
- 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' Another change for South Korea made on 77 minute. Seung-Ho Paik leaves to be changed by Gue-Sung Cho.
- 80' Mexico manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Gimenez is hanging Raul Jimenez on the field on 80 minute.
- 84' Cesar Huerta is replacing Julian Quinones for the Mexico side.
- 89' The travelling South Korea supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Another three points for Mexico.
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Lineups
Mexico Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
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Luis Romo ↓ Obed Vargas 71'
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Roberto Alvarado ↓ Israel Reyes 80'
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Raul Jimenez ↓ Santiago Gimenez 80'
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Julian Quinones ↓ Cesar Huerta 84'
Bench
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Israel Reyes ↑ 80'
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Orbelin Pineda ↑ 71'
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Obed Vargas ↑ 71'
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Santiago Gimenez ↑ 80'
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Cesar Huerta ↑ 84'
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Coach Javier AguirreSouth Korea Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Moon-hwan Kim ↓ Ji-sung Eom 71'
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Young-woo Seol ↓ Hyun-jun Yang 71'
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Jae-sung Lee ↓ Hwang Heechan 57'
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Seung-Ho Paik ↓ Gue-Sung Cho 77'
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Heung-min Son ↓ Hyun-Gyu Oh 57'
Bench
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Gue-Sung Cho ↑ 77'
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Ji-sung Eom ↑ 71'
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Hwang Heechan ↑ 57'
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Hyun-Gyu Oh ↑ 57'
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Hyun-jun Yang ↑ 71'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Javier Hernandez 1 Carlos Vela 1 Son Heungmin 1 Luis Romo 1 Javier Hernandez 1 Carlos Vela 1 Son Heungmin 1 Mexico Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.34 Mexico xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.3 South Korea xGI would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Mexico winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 78% 22% ± 1.5 49% 51% ± 2.5 23% 77% ± 3.5 9% 91% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
Mexico or Draw 90%Draw or South Korea 38%Mexico or South Korea 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 21.7%2 – 0 16.6%1 – 1 8.2%3 – 0 7.3%2 – 1 5.4%0 – 1 4.6%3 – 1 2.6%4 – 0 2.5%1 – 2 1.1%4 – 1 0.9%2 – 2 0.9%Asian Handicap — Mexico
Handicap Mexico covers Push South Korea covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 19% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 31% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 93% — 7% +1 93% 6% 1% +1.5 99% — 1% +2 99% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Mexico keeps clean sheet 74% ✓South Korea keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.