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Mexico vs South Korea – Lineups & Match Details

Mexico beat South Korea 1-0. Goals: L. Romo (50'). Mexico had 42% possession against South Korea's 58%. Shots on target: 4-2.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Friday, 19 June 2026

MexicoMexico

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

South KoreaSouth Korea

Referee: Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay

Lineups

MexicoMexico4-3-3
Raúl Rangel1Raúl RangelG
Jorge Sánchez2Jorge SánchezD
Edson Álvarez4Edson ÁlvarezD
Johan Vásquez5Johan VásquezD
Jesús Gallardo23Jesús GallardoD
Brian Gutiérrez26Brian GutiérrezM
Erik Lira6Erik LiraM
Luis Romo7Luis RomoM
Roberto Alvarado25Roberto AlvaradoF
Raúl Jiménez9Raúl JiménezF
Julián Quiñones16Julián QuiñonesF

Substitutes

17Orbelín PinedaM
18Obed VargasM
15Israel ReyesD
11Santiago GiménezF
21César HuertaM
12Carlos AcevedoG
13Guillermo OchoaG
20Mateo ChávezD
8Álvaro FidalgoM
19Gilberto MoraM
24Luis ChávezM
10Alexis VegaF
14Armando GonzálezF
22Guillermo MartínezF
South KoreaSouth Korea3-4-2-1
Kim Seung-gyu1Kim Seung-gyuG
Han-Beom Lee2Han-Beom LeeD
Kim Min-jae4Kim Min-jaeD
Gi-Hyuk Lee3Gi-Hyuk LeeD
Kim Moon-hwan15Kim Moon-hwanM
Hwang In-beom6Hwang In-beomM
Seung Ho Paik8Seung Ho PaikM
Young-woo Seol22Young-woo SeolM
Kang-in Lee19Kang-in LeeF
Jae-sung Lee10Jae-sung LeeF
Son Heung-min7Son Heung-minF

Substitutes

11Hwang Hee-chanF
18Hyeon-gyu OhF
25Ji-sung EomF
20Yang Hyun-JunF
9Gue-sung ChoF
12Song Bum-keunG
21Jo HyeonwooG
5Kim Tae-hyeonD
14Wi-je ChoD
13Lee Tae-seokD
16Jin-seob ParkM
23Jens CastropM
17Jun-Ho BaeM
24Jin-gyu KimM
26Dong-gyeong LeeM

Match Events

4'Y

Lee Kang-In

50'G

L. Romo

57'S

Lee Jae-Sung

Substitution 1

57'S

Son Heung-Min

Substitution 2

58'Y

Paik Seung-Ho

71'S

B. Gutiérrez

Substitution 1

71'S

L. Romo

Substitution 2

71'S

Seol Young-Woo

Substitution 3

71'S

Kim Moon-Hwan

Substitution 4

77'S

Paik Seung-Ho

Substitution 5

80'S

R. Jiménez

Substitution 3

80'S

R. Alvarado

Substitution 4

84'S

J. Quiñones

Substitution 5

Statistics

Mexico
42%58%
South Korea
0.48Expected Goals (xG)0.69
8Total Shots9
4Shots on Target2
0Corners2
9Fouls7
3Offsides6
82Pass Accuracy (%)84
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Mexico host South Korea on Friday, 19 June 2026 at Estadio AKRON. The kick-off time is 01:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Mexico go into the match 1st in the table; South Korea sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Mexico have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. South Korea have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 23 Jun 2018: Mexico 2-1 South Korea. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Mexico beat South Korea 1-0. Mexico scored through L. Romo 50'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 50 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Mexico held 42% of the ball against 58% for South Korea. Shots on target finished 4-2. Expected goals read 0.48 for Mexico, 0.69 for South Korea.

Verdict

The win nudges Mexico forward and leaves South Korea with work to do. Mexico sat 1st and South Korea 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.