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Mexico vs South Korea — World Cup 2026 Group A

Group AFull Time
🇲🇽MexicoFIFA #15
1–0
🇰🇷South KoreaFIFA #25
⚽ L. Romo 50'
4' Lee Kang-In 🟨58' Paik Seung-Ho 🟨

WC Pedigree

Titles
Apps
17
Goals
60
Best: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
Titles
Apps
11
Goals
55
Best: 4th Place (2002)
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

Match Recap

Mexico defeated South Korea 1-0 in their opening Group A match at Estadio Akron. Luis Romo scored the decisive goal for Mexico in the 50th minute. This result places Mexico at the top of Group A, which also includes South Africa and Czechia.

Generated 2026-07-17 12:01 UTC

AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies

Performers

Player of the Match

Luis Romo

🇲🇽Mexico·M

1 goal · 4 tackles

7.9Rating

Minutes

71'

Goals

1

Shots

1/1

Passes

37 · 32%

Key passes

1

Duels won

7/11

Tackles

4

🇲🇽MexicoTop 3
  1. 1

    Luis Romo

    M · 1 goal · 4 tackles

    7.9
  2. 2

    Raúl Rangel

    G · 2 saves

    7.2
  3. 3

    Brian Gutiérrez

    M · 1 key passes

    7.2
🇰🇷South KoreaTop 3
  1. 1

    Ji-sung Eom

    F · 1 key passes

    7.2
  2. 2

    Kim Min-jae

    D · 92 mins

    6.9
  3. 3

    Han-Beom Lee

    D · 92 mins

    6.7

Head-to-Head History

Mexico vs South Korea

3 meetings
🇲🇽2W1D0W🇰🇷

Last meeting

🇲🇽Mexico
2–2Sep 10, 2025
🇰🇷South Korea

Friendlies · Geodis Park

All recent meetings

  • Sep 10, 20252–2Friendlies
  • Nov 14, 20203–2Friendlies
  • Jun 23, 20182–1World Cup