South Korea vs Mexico match stats & report
1–2 Full time
South Korea stats & fixtures · Mexico stats & fixtures
South Korea lost to Mexico 1–2 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 2) on 23 June 2018. Mexico had 59% of the ball.
South Korea vs Mexico match statistics
- 41% Ball possession 59%
- 17 Total shots 13
- 6 Shots on target 5
- 2 Shots off target 7
- 9 Blocked shots 1
- 6 Shots inside the box 7
- 7 Corners 5
- 24 Fouls 7
- 4 Yellow cards 0
- 344 Passes 476
- 81% Pass accuracy 87%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 5
Goals and cards
- 26' Penalty scored C. Vela Mexico
- 58' Yellow card Kim Young-Gwon South Korea
- 63' Yellow card Yong Lee South Korea
- 66' Goal J. Hernández (assist H. Lozano) Mexico
- 72' Yellow card Lee Seung-Woo South Korea
- 80' Yellow card Woo-Young Jung South Korea
- 90+3' Goal Son Heung-Min (assist Lee Jae-Sung) South Korea
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
South Korea
Bench Lee Seung-Woo , Woo-Young Jung , Hong Chul , Kim Seung-Gyu , Jung Seung-Hyun , Oh Ban-Suk , Yun Young-Sun , Shin-Wook Kim , Ja-Cheol Koo , Kim Jin-Hyeon , Yo-Han Ko
Mexico
Bench R. Márquez , J. Corona , G. dos Santos , J. Corona , H. Ayala , É. Gutiérrez , Jonathan Dos Santos , M. Fabián , R. Jimenez , Alfredo Talavera , O. Peralta , J. Aquino
Form guide
South Korea at home
7–1–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 7 / 10
- Corners
- 5.1 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.4 per game
29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Mexico away
3–0–1 in 4 matches
- Scored
- 1.3 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 4
- Corners
- 4.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.8 per game
Based on 4 matches — treat these numbers lightly.