Mexico v Korea Republic, 18 June 2026

Score1-0 to Mexico
RefereeGustavo Tejada
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group A
VenueEstadio Akron, Zapopan
Attendance45,522

View Mexico v Korea Republic head to head

Kick-off: 7.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 15 Mexico won: 9 Drawn: 3 Korea Republic won: 3 Mexico scored: 29 Korea Republic scored: 15 . FIFA World Ranking: Mexico 14th, Korea Republic 25th . This was the third meeting at FIFA World Cup tournament. Mexico won them both which were group games played in 1998 in France (3-1) and 2018 in Russia (2-1).

1 Mexico

Manager: Javier Aguirre

0 Korea Republic

Manager: Hong Myungbo

Goals:

Luis Romo 50 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Raúl Rangel
Defender Johan Vásquez
Defender/Midfielder Roberto Alvarado
Defender/Midfielder Edson Alvarez (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Jesús Gallardo
Defender/Midfielder Luis Romo
Defender/Midfielder Jorge Sánchez
Midfielder Erik Lira
Midfielder/Forward Brian Gutiérrez
Midfielder/Forward Julian Quiñones
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

KIM Seung-gyu Goalkeeper
LEE Han-beom Defender
KIM Min-jae Defender
SEOL Young-woo Defender
LEE Gi-hyuk Defender/Midfielder
KIM Moon-hwan Defender/Midfielder
HWANG In-beom Midfielder
LEE Jae-sung Midfielder
LEE Kang-in Midfielder
PAIK Seung-ho Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Orbelín Pineda for Brian Gutiérrez 71
Obed Vargas for Luis Romo 71
Santiago Giménez for Raúl Jiménez 80
Israel Reyes for Roberto Alvarado 80
César Huerta for Julian Quiñones 84

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for LEE Jae-sung 57
OH Hyeon-gyu for SON Heung-min 57
YANG Hyun-jun for SEOL Young-woo 71
EOM Ji-sung for KIM Moon-hwan 71
CHO Gue-sung for PAIK Seung-ho 77

Cards:

Cards:

LEE Kang-in 4 Y
PAIK Seung-ho 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa
Defender Mateo Chávez
Defender/Midfielder Israel Reyes
Midfielder Luis Chávez
Midfielder Alvaro Fidalgo
Midfielder Orbelín Pineda
Midfielder Obed Vargas
Midfielder/Forward Armando González
Midfielder/Forward César Huerta
Midfielder/Forward Gilberto Mora
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Vega
Forward Santiago Giménez
Forward Guillermo Martínez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper SONG Bum-keun
Goalkeeper JO Hyeon-woo
Defender KIM Tae-hyeon
Defender CHO Wi-je
Defender/Midfielder LEE Tae-seok
Midfielder Jens Castrop
Midfielder LEE Dong-gyeong
Midfielder YANG Hyun-jun
Midfielder KIM Jin-gyu
Midfielder PARK Jin-seob
Midfielder/Forward CHO Gue-sung
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward OH Hyeon-gyu
Midfielder/Forward EOM Ji-sung
Midfielder/Forward BAE Jun-ho

Comments:

After two of their three group games, Mexico had now become the first nation to qualify for the knockout stages of this FIFA World Cup tournament. . El Tri had now won three consecutive games at a FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . Luis Romo, of CD Guadalajara who play their home games at the Estadio Akron, had now become the first player to score for his national team at his club’s home stadium since the Kaizer Chiefs’ Siphiwe Tshabalala at Soccer City in Johannesburg for South Africa against Mexico in 2010. [c/o @MisterChiping] . Mexico named only 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. César Montes was serving a suspension after being shown a red card in the opening game against South Africa.

Comments:

Korea Republic are competing at their 11th consecutive FIFA World Cup tournament and are aiming to reach the knockout stages in consecutive editions for the first time. . The Taeguk Warriors had now won one of their last eight games at FIFA World Cup finals played outside of Asia or Europe. . Hong Myungbo had become the sixth person in to face Mexico as a player (in 1998 in France) and now as a manager at a FIFA World Cup tournament.

1 Mexico

Manager: Javier Aguirre

Goals:

Luis Romo 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Raúl Rangel
Defender Johan Vásquez
Defender/Midfielder Roberto Alvarado
Defender/Midfielder Edson Alvarez (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Jesús Gallardo
Defender/Midfielder Luis Romo
Defender/Midfielder Jorge Sánchez
Midfielder Erik Lira
Midfielder/Forward Brian Gutiérrez
Midfielder/Forward Julian Quiñones
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Orbelín Pineda for Brian Gutiérrez 71
Obed Vargas for Luis Romo 71
Santiago Giménez for Raúl Jiménez 80
Israel Reyes for Roberto Alvarado 80
César Huerta for Julian Quiñones 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa
Defender Mateo Chávez
Defender/Midfielder Israel Reyes
Midfielder Luis Chávez
Midfielder Alvaro Fidalgo
Midfielder Orbelín Pineda
Midfielder Obed Vargas
Midfielder/Forward Armando González
Midfielder/Forward César Huerta
Midfielder/Forward Gilberto Mora
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Vega
Forward Santiago Giménez
Forward Guillermo Martínez

Comments:

After two of their three group games, Mexico had now become the first nation to qualify for the knockout stages of this FIFA World Cup tournament. . El Tri had now won three consecutive games at a FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . Luis Romo, of CD Guadalajara who play their home games at the Estadio Akron, had now become the first player to score for his national team at his club’s home stadium since the Kaizer Chiefs’ Siphiwe Tshabalala at Soccer City in Johannesburg for South Africa against Mexico in 2010. [c/o @MisterChiping] . Mexico named only 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. César Montes was serving a suspension after being shown a red card in the opening game against South Africa.

0 Korea Republic

Manager: Hong Myungbo

Goals:

Starting lineup:

KIM Seung-gyu Goalkeeper
LEE Han-beom Defender
KIM Min-jae Defender
SEOL Young-woo Defender
LEE Gi-hyuk Defender/Midfielder
KIM Moon-hwan Defender/Midfielder
HWANG In-beom Midfielder
LEE Jae-sung Midfielder
LEE Kang-in Midfielder
PAIK Seung-ho Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for LEE Jae-sung 57
OH Hyeon-gyu for SON Heung-min 57
YANG Hyun-jun for SEOL Young-woo 71
EOM Ji-sung for KIM Moon-hwan 71
CHO Gue-sung for PAIK Seung-ho 77

Cards:

LEE Kang-in 4 Y
PAIK Seung-ho 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper SONG Bum-keun
Goalkeeper JO Hyeon-woo
Defender KIM Tae-hyeon
Defender CHO Wi-je
Defender/Midfielder LEE Tae-seok
Midfielder Jens Castrop
Midfielder LEE Dong-gyeong
Midfielder YANG Hyun-jun
Midfielder KIM Jin-gyu
Midfielder PARK Jin-seob
Midfielder/Forward CHO Gue-sung
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward OH Hyeon-gyu
Midfielder/Forward EOM Ji-sung
Midfielder/Forward BAE Jun-ho

Comments:

Korea Republic are competing at their 11th consecutive FIFA World Cup tournament and are aiming to reach the knockout stages in consecutive editions for the first time. . The Taeguk Warriors had now won one of their last eight games at FIFA World Cup finals played outside of Asia or Europe. . Hong Myungbo had become the sixth person in to face Mexico as a player (in 1998 in France) and now as a manager at a FIFA World Cup tournament.