World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 2 | 2026-06-19 10:00 JST
Match summary Mexico took on South Korea in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 2 on June 19. Mexico edged South Korea 1-0. It was 0-0 at half-time. Mexico scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
South Korea had more possession (58% to 42%) and more shots (9 to 8), but Mexico were more efficient and took the win. Mexico scored 1 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Rangel 23 Gall ard 5 Vázq uez 4 Alva rez 2 Sanc hez 7 Romo 6 Lira 26 Gutierr 16 Quinone 9 Jiménez 25 Alvarad
0.53 Expected goals (xG) 0.91
-0.1 Goals prevented (xG) -0.1
View as table Mexico Stat South Korea 4-3-3 Formation 42% Possession 58% 0.53 Expected goals (xG) 0.91 8 Shots 9 4 Shots on target 2 3 Shots off target 4 1 Blocked shots 3 5 Shots inside the box 6 3 Shots outside the box 3 0 Corner kicks 2 3 Offsides 6 9 Fouls 7 427 Passes 578 349 Accurate passes 488 82% Pass accuracy 84% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 -0.1 Goals prevented (xG) -0.1 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay
Player stats Mexico Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Raúl Rangel 0 19(61%) 0 0 0 8 90 1(1) DF Jorge Sánchez 0 1(100%) 25(93%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 5(1) DF Edson Álvarez 0 1(100%) 2 71(92%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 2 6(5) DF Jesús Vázquez 0 3 47(87%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 2(1) DF Jesús Gallardo 1 0 1(100%) 2 28(70%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 90 10(7) MF Brian Gutiérrez 1 0 1 17(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 71 1 1 3(3) MF Erik Lira 0 1(100%) 2 41(84%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 90 1 10(3) MF Luis Romo 1 1 1 4 32(86%) 0 0 0 1 8 71 1 1 11(7) FW Roberto Alvarado 1 0 1(100%) 1 18(72%) 0 0 0 6.6 80 1 4(2) FW R. Jiménez 1 1 0 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 80 9(3) FW Julián Quiñones 1 1 0 20(80%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.7 84 2 12(5) MF Orbelín Pineda 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 19 1 6(1) MF O. Vargas 1 1 0 1 9(75%) 0 0 0 6.9 19 3(1) DF Israel Reyes 0 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 10 2(1) FW S. Giménez 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.2 10 3(None) MF César Huerta 0 1(100%) 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 13 2(1) GK Carlos Acevedo 0 0 0 0 GK Guillermo Ochoa 0 0 0 0 DF M. Chávez 0 0 0 0 MF Álvaro Fidalgo 0 0 0 0 MF Gilberto Mora 0 0 0 0 MF Luis Chávez 0 0 0 0 FW Alexis Vega 0 0 0 0 FW Alfon González 0 0 0 0 FW Guillermo Martínez 0 0 0 0
South Korea Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kim Seung-Gyu 0 23(62%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Lee Han-Beom 1 0 2 54(84%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.7 90 1 13(8) DF Kim Min-Jae 0 2 91(94%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 4(3) DF Gi-Hyuk Lee 0 2 1 76(86%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 8(4) MF Kim Moon-hwan 0 1 18(90%) 0 0 0 6.3 71 1 3(1) MF Hwang In-Beom 0 1 53(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 6(2) MF Paik Seung-Ho 0 1 43(83%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 77 1 7(3) MF Seol Young-Woo 1 0 24(80%) 0 0 0 6.2 71 FW Lee Kang-In 1 0 4(80%) 1 49(88%) 0 1 0 1 1 7 90 3 10(7) FW Lee Jae-Sung 0 4 19(70%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 57 11(6) FW Son Heung-Min 0 3(100%) 1 9(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 57 1 6(5) FW Hwang Hee-Chan 0 1(100%) 17(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 33 1 5(2) FW Oh Hyeon-Gyu 1 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 6.2 33 5(1) FW Eom Ji-Sung 0 1(100%) 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 19 1 3(3) FW Yang Hyun-Jun 1 1 0 2 6(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 19 1 5(2) FW Cho Gue-Sung 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 13 3(None) GK Song Bum-keun 0 0 0 0 GK Jo Hyeonwoo 0 0 0 0 DF Kim Tae-Hyeon 0 0 0 0 DF Wi-je Cho 0 0 0 0 DF Lee Tae-seok 0 0 0 0 MF Jin-seob Park 0 0 0 0 MF Jens Castrop 0 0 0 0 MF Bae Jun-Ho 0 0 0 0 MF Jin-gyu Kim 0 0 0 0 MF Dong-gyeong Lee 0 0 0 0
Lineups Mexico Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 R. Rangel Starter DF 2 J. Sanchez Starter DF 4 E. Alvarez Starter DF 5 Jesús Vázquez Starter DF 23 J. Gallardo Starter MF 26 B. Gutierrez Starter MF 6 E. Lira Starter MF 7 L. Romo Starter FW 25 R. Alvarado Starter FW 9 R. Jiménez Starter FW 16 J. Quinones Bench DF 15 I. Reyes Bench MF 18 O. Vargas Bench MF 17 O. Pineda Bench FW 11 S. Giménez Bench MF 21 C. S. Huerta Valera
Show unused substitutes (9) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 G. Ochoa Bench GK 12 C. Acevedo Bench FW 22 G. Martinez Bench MF 24 L. Chavez Bench DF 20 M. Chávez Bench MF 8 Álvaro Fidalgo Bench FW 10 A. Vega Bench FW 14 Alfon González Bench MF 19 G. Mora
South Korea Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Kim Seung-Gyu Starter DF 2 Lee Han-Beom Starter DF 4 Kim Min-Jae Starter DF 3 Lee Gi-Hyuk Starter MF 15 Kim Moon-Hwan Starter MF 6 Hwang In-Beom Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 22 Seol Young-Woo Starter FW 19 Lee Kang-In Starter FW 10 Lee Jae-Sung Starter FW 7 Son Heung-Min Bench FW 11 Hwang Hee-Chan Bench FW 9 Cho Gue-Sung Bench FW 18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu Bench FW 25 Eom Ji-Sung Bench FW 20 Yang Hyun-Jun
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 Jo Hyeon-Woo Bench GK 12 Song Bum-Keun Bench MF 24 Kim Jin-Gyu Bench MF 16 Park Jin-Seob Bench MF 26 Lee Dong-Gyeong Bench MF 23 J. Castrop Bench DF 5 Kim Tae-Hyeon Bench DF 13 Lee Tae-Seok Bench MF 17 Bae Jun-Ho Bench 14 Cho Wi-Je
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 4' South Korea 🟨 Yellow card Lee Kang-In 2H 5' Mexico ⚽ Goal L. Romo 1-0 2H 12' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Lee Jae-Sung → IN Hwang Hee-Chan 2H 12' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Son Heung-Min → IN Oh Hyeon-Gyu 2H 13' South Korea 🟨 Yellow card Paik Seung-Ho 2H 26' Mexico 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Romo → IN O. Vargas 2H 26' Mexico 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Gutierrez → IN O. Pineda 2H 26' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Kim Moon-Hwan → IN Eom Ji-Sung 2H 26' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Seol Young-Woo → IN Yang Hyun-Jun 2H 32' South Korea 🔄 Substitution OUT Paik Seung-Ho → IN Cho Gue-Sung 2H 35' Mexico 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Alvarado → IN I. Reyes 2H 35' Mexico 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Jiménez → IN S. Giménez 2H 39' Mexico 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Quinones → IN C. S. Huerta Valera
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