Mexico vs South Korea match stats & report

1–0 Full time

World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · Estadio Akron, Zapopan · Ref Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay

Mexico stats & fixtures · South Korea stats & fixtures

Mexico beat South Korea 1–0 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 2) on 19 June 2026. Expected goals finished 0.53–0.91. South Korea had 58% of the ball.

Mexico vs South Korea match statistics

MexicoSouth Korea

42% Ball possession 58%
0.53 Expected goals (xG) 0.91
8 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 6
0 Corners 2
9 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 6
0 Yellow cards 2
427 Passes 578
82% Pass accuracy 84%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

4' Yellow card Lee Kang-In South Korea
50' Goal L. Romo Mexico
58' Yellow card Paik Seung-Ho South Korea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Mexico

Confirmed 4-3-3 Javier Aguirre

1 J. Rangel

23 J. Gallardo 5 J. Vasquez 4 E. Álvarez 2 J. Sánchez

7 L. Romo 6 É. Lira 26 B. Gutiérrez

16 J. Quiñones 9 R. Jimenez 25 R. Alvarado

Bench G. Ochoa , C. Acevedo , G. Martínez , L. Chavez , I. Reyes , O. Vargas , M. Chávez , O. Pineda , Álvaro Fidalgo , A. Vega , S. Gimenez , C. Huerta , A. González , G. Mora

South Korea

Confirmed

1 Kim Seung-Gyu Goalkeeper
2 Lee Han-Beom Defender
4 Kim Min-Jae Defender
3 Lee Gi-Hyuk Defender
15 Kim Moon-Hwan Midfielder
6 Hwang In-Beom Midfielder
8 Paik Seung-Ho Midfielder
22 Seol Young-Woo Midfielder
19 Lee Kang-In Attacker
10 Lee Jae-Sung Attacker
7 Son Heung-Min Attacker

Bench Jo Hyeon-Woo , Song Bum-Keun , Hwang Hee-Chan , Kim Jin-Gyu , Jin-seob Park , Lee Dong-Gyeong , Gue-sung Cho , Oh Hyeon-Gyu , Eom Ji-Sung , J. Castrop , Kim Tae-Hyeon , Lee Tae-Seok , Yang Hyun-Jun , Bae Jun-Ho , Cho Wi-Je

Form guide

Mexico at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

South Korea away

0–0–3 in 3 matches

Scored: 0.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 3
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

Based on 3 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Mexico vs South Korea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Sep 25	Mexico v South Korea	2–2
14 Nov 20	Mexico v South Korea	3–2
23 Jun 18	South Korea v Mexico	1–2

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Mexico vs South Korea head-to-head record