Mexico 1-0 South Korea · World Cup 2026
Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Mexico and South Korea met in the World Cup 2026 at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara on Friday, 19 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Mexico: L. Romo 50'. South Korea did not score.
How the match went
South Korea saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Mexico had 8 shots with 4 on target, South Korea 9 with 2 on target. There were 2 corners in total, 0 to Mexico and 2 to South Korea. Mexico conceded 9 fouls, South Korea 7. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Mexico, 2 for South Korea).
Line-ups
Mexico started in a 4-3-3: Raúl Rangel, Jorge Sánchez, Edson Álvarez, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo, Brian Gutiérrez, Erik Lira, Luis Romo, Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones.
South Korea started in a 3-4-2-1: Kim Seung-gyu, Han-Beom Lee, Kim Min-jae, Gi-Hyuk Lee, Kim Moon-hwan, Hwang In-beom, Seung Ho Paik, Young-woo Seol, Kang-in Lee, Jae-sung Lee, Son Heung-min.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.