Mexico 1-0 South Korea — World Cup 2026

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Mexico

1–0

Match Finished

South Korea

🗓 Friday 19 June 2026 📍 Estadio Akron, Zapopan 🧑‍⚖️ Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay

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Result: Mexico won · Held ✓ · RPS 0.162

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Match recap

Mexico beat South Korea 1–0.

Scorers — Mexico: L. Romo 50'

Possession: Mexico 42% – South Korea 58%.

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Timeline

SUBSTITUTION84'
CC. S. Huerta ValeraLWJ. QuinonesJ
SUBSTITUTION80'
II. ReyesRWR. AlvaradoR
SUBSTITUTION80'
SS. GimenezSTR. JimenezR
SUBSTITUTION77'
CCho Gue-SungCMPaik Seung-HoP
SUBSTITUTION71'
EEom Ji-SungRMKim Moon-HwanK
SUBSTITUTION71'
YYang Hyun-JunLMSeol Young-WooS
SUBSTITUTION71'
OO. VargasLML. RomoL
SUBSTITUTION71'
OO. PinedaRMB. GutierrezB
YELLOW CARD58'
P
Paik Seung-HoCM
South Korea
SUBSTITUTION57'
OOh Hyeon-GyuSTSon Heung-MinS
SUBSTITUTION57'
HHwang Hee-ChanSTLee Jae-SungL
GOAL50'
Mexico1–0South Korea
L
L. RomoLM
Mexico
YELLOW CARD4'
L
Lee Kang-InST
South Korea

Match stats

42%Ball Possession58%

0.48Expected goals (xG)0.69

8Total Shots9

4Shots on Goal2

0Corner Kicks2

3Offsides6

9Fouls7

0Yellow Cards2

2Goalkeeper Saves3

Lineups

Player of the match Luis Romo

Mexico

8.0

Mexico4-3-3

7.3RangelGK

7.0GallardoLB

7.0VásquezCB

7.2ÁlvarezCB

6.7SánchezRB

★8.0RomoLM

6.3LiraCM

7.3GutiérrezRM

6.7QuiñonesLW

6.5JiménezST

6.6AlvaradoRW

South Korea3-4-2-1

6.5Seung-gyuGK

7.0LeeCB

7.0Min-jaeCB

6.3LeeCB

6.2SeolLM

6.2Ho PaikCM

6.3In-beomCM

6.3Moon-hwanRM

6.6LeeST

6.9LeeST

6.6Heung-minST

Mexico4-3-3

Substitutes

OOrbelín Pineda#1771'6.2
OObed Vargas#1871'6.9
IIsrael Reyes#1580'6.6
SSantiago Giménez#1180'6.2
CCésar Huerta#2184'6.3
CCarlos Acevedo#12
GGuillermo Ochoa#13
MMateo Chávez#20
ÁÁlvaro Fidalgo#8
GGilberto Mora#19
LLuis Chávez#24
AAlexis Vega#10
AArmando González#14
GGuillermo Martínez#22

CoachJavier Aguirre