Monday , 5 October 2026

Mexico vs South Korea, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Mexico
1 – 0
Full Time
South Korea
Fri 19 Jun 2026 · 01:00 UTC AKRON 45,522 HT 45' · FT 45'
Luis Romo 50' 1–0
Y 4' Kang-in Lee
Y 58' Seung-Ho Paik

Overview

Match Preview

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Match Details

  • Referee Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
  • Assistant 1 Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
  • Assistant 2 Nicolas Taran
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
Mexico 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals South Korea
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-19 Mexico 1–0 South Korea 2018-06-23 South Korea 1–2 Mexico

Recent Form

Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Mexico A 0–1 L
12 Jun Czechia H 2–1 W
05 Dec Brazil A 1–4 L
02 Dec Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Nov Ghana H 2–3 L
24 Nov Uruguay A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Mexico South Korea
#1 Position #3
9 Points 3
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
6 Scored 2
0 Conceded 3
+6 GD -1
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this season

Mexico are 1st (9 pts). South Korea are 3rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
South Korea
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Mexico and South Korea is underway.
  • 4' Kang-in Lee was booked on 4.
  • 9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Mexico and South Korea are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 34' Min-Jae Kim has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' Luis Romo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Han-bum Lee made 225 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Luis Romo puts Mexico on the lead.
  • 55' The travelling South Korea supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Another substitution for South Korea to replace Jae-sung Lee by Hwang Heechan on 57 minute.
  • 58' A moment of madness from Seung-Ho Paik on 58 minutes earns him a card. South Korea will be frustrated.
  • 63' Young-woo Seol is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for South Korea tonight.
  • 68' The 24-year-old Hyun-jun Yang has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 71' A tactical swap from South Korea — Hyun-jun Yang on, Young-woo Seol off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Ji-sung Eom has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 391 appearances.
  • 77' Time for substitution for South Korea. Seung-Ho Paik is replaced by Gue-Sung Cho.
  • 80' Raul Jimenez makes way for Santiago Gimenez at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Mexico.
  • 84' Mexico ring the changes. Julian Quinones has done his job and it is now time for Cesar Huerta to step up.
  • 89' Mexico 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.
  • It finishes all square. Mexico and South Korea share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Mexico Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Aguirre

South Korea Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hong Myungbo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 Mexico xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 South Korea xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Mexico65% Draw25% South Korea10%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Mexico or Draw
90%
Draw or South Korea
35%
Mexico or South Korea
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Mexico43% Draw52% South Korea5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
18.1%
0 – 0
18%
3 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
4 – 1
1.3%
5 – 0
1.1%
1 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — Mexico

Handicap Mexico covers Push South Korea covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 21% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 30% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 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
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.