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Mexico vs South Korea: match report

Mexico hosted South Korea at Estadio Akron on Friday 19 June 2026, in the World Cup (round 2). Mexico are without 1 player (César Montes); South Korea have no reported absences. Gustavo Tejera is the referee.

Result and scorers

Mexico 1-0 South Korea. Goals: Luis Romo 50' for Mexico. Attendance: 45,522.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Yellow card: Lee Kang-In (South Korea)
  • 50' Goal: Luis Romo (Mexico) 1-0
  • 58' Yellow card: Paik Seung-Ho (South Korea)
Match stats (contains the result)
42.4%Possession57.6%
8Shots9
4Shots on target2
1Corners2
9Fouls7
3Offsides6
2Saves3
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Mexico 4-1-4-1

Coach: Javier Aguirre

  1. 1 Raúl Rangel GK
  2. 2 Jorge Sánchez DEF
  3. 4 Edson Álvarez MID
  4. 5 Johan Vásquez DEF
  5. 23 Jesús Gallardo DEF
  6. 6 Érik Lira DEF
  7. 25 Roberto Alvarado MID
  8. 26 Brian Gutiérrez MID
  9. 7 Luis Romo DEF
  10. 16 Julián Quiñones FWD
  11. 9 Raul Jiménez FWD

Bench

  • 18 Obed Vargas MID
  • 17 Orbelín Pineda MID
  • 15 Israel Reyes DEF
  • 11 Santiago Giménez FWD
  • 21 César Huerta FWD
  • 12 Carlos Acevedo GK
  • 13 Guillermo Ochoa GK
  • 20 Mateo Chávez DEF
  • 8 Álvaro Fidalgo MID
  • 19 Gilberto Mora MID
  • 24 Luis Chávez MID
  • 10 Alexis Vega FWD
  • 14 Armando González FWD
  • 22 Guillermo Martínez FWD

South Korea 3-4-2-1

Coach: Myung-Bo Hong

  1. 1 Seung-Gyu Kim GK
  2. 2 Han-Beom Lee DEF
  3. 4 Min-Jae Kim DEF
  4. 3 Gi-Hyuk Lee DEF
  5. 15 Moon-Hwan Kim DEF
  6. 6 In-Beom Hwang MID
  7. 8 Seung-Ho Paik MID
  8. 22 Young-Woo Seol DEF
  9. 19 Kang-In Lee MID
  10. 10 Jae-Sung Lee MID
  11. 7 Heung-Min Son FWD

Bench

  • 11 Hee-Chan Hwang FWD
  • 18 Hyeon-Gyu Oh FWD
  • 20 Hyun-Jun Yang FWD
  • 25 Ji-Sung Eom FWD
  • 9 Gue-Sung Cho FWD
  • 12 Bum-Keun Song GK
  • 21 Hyeon-Woo Jo GK
  • 5 Tae-Hyeon Kim DEF
  • 14 Wi-Je Cho DEF
  • 26 Dong-Gyeong Lee MID
  • 23 Jens Castrop MID
  • 24 Jin-Gyu Kim MID
  • 16 Jin-Seob Park MID
  • 17 Jun-Ho Bae MID
  • 13 Tae-Seok Lee MID

Injuries and suspensions

Mexico

  • César Montes suspension, back Mid June 2026

South Korea

No reported absences.

Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 10 September 2025: Mexico 2-2 South Korea
  • Saturday 14 November 2020: Mexico 3-2 South Korea
  • Saturday 23 June 2018: South Korea 1-2 Mexico
  • Thursday 30 January 2014: Mexico 4-0 South Korea
  • Thursday 26 July 2012: Mexico 0-0 South Korea