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Mexico vs Korea Republic FIFA World Cup 2026

Final score, timeline, lineups, stats, verified head-to-head history and match details from Estadio Guadalajara.

Full-timeGroup AFinal at 97'
Mexico flagMEXMexico
1 - 0Full-time
Korea Republic flagKORKorea Republic

VenueEstadio Guadalajara

Kickoff

StageGroup A

Final data
Match timelineShowing 7 of 60 events
Full-time
90'+4'
OH HyeongyuAttempts an effort on goal.
90'+4'
CHO GuesungAttempts an effort on goal.
90'+4'
LEE KanginTakes a corner kick.
90'+2'
LEE HanbeomAttempts an effort on goal.
90'+2'
LEE KanginTakes a corner kick.
Raul RANGELThe goalkeeper of Mexico pulls off a save.
87'
87'
YANG HyunjunAttempts an effort on goal.
Timeline keyGoalShotSaveFoulSubstitutionYellow cardRed cardCornerOffsidePenaltyVAR
Substitutions10 changes
Substitutions listed from the match timeline
MinTeamOnOff
57'Korea Republic flagKORHWANG HeechanLEE Jaesung
57'Korea Republic flagKOROH HyeongyuSON Heungmin
71'Korea Republic flagKOREOM JisungKIM Moonhwan
71'Korea Republic flagKORYANG HyunjunSEOL Youngwoo
71'Mexico flagMEXObed VARGASLuis ROMO
71'Mexico flagMEXOrbelin PINEDABrian GUTIERREZ
77'Korea Republic flagKORCHO GuesungPAIK Seungho
80'Mexico flagMEXIsrael REYESRoberto ALVARADO
80'Mexico flagMEXSantiago GIMENEZRaul JIMENEZ
84'Mexico flagMEXCesar HUERTAJulian QUINONES

Lineups and formation

Mexico flagMexico4-1-2-3
Korea Republic3-4-3Korea Republic flag
Mexico flag

Mexico

4-1-2-3

1Raul RANGELGK

2Jorge SANCHEZ

4Edson ALVAREZC

5Johan VASQUEZ

6Erik LIRA

7Luis ROMO

9Raul JIMENEZ

16Julian QUINONES

23Jesus GALLARDO

25Roberto ALVARADO

26Brian GUTIERREZ

15Israel Reyes

18Obed Vargas

Korea Republic flag

Korea Republic

3-4-3

1KIM SeunggyuGK

2LEE Hanbeom

3LEE Gihyuk

4KIM Minjae

6HWANG Inbeom

7SON HeungminC

8PAIK Seungho

10LEE Jaesung

15KIM Moonhwan

19LEE Kangin

22SEOL Youngwoo

20Hyunjun Yang

9Guesung Cho

18Hyeongyu Oh

Substitutions

Substitution details
MinTeamOnOff
57'Korea Republic flagKOR11Heechan Hwang10Jaesung Lee
57'Korea Republic flagKOR18Hyeongyu Oh7Heungmin Son
71'Mexico flagMEX18Obed Vargas7Luis Romo
71'Mexico flagMEX17Orbelin Pineda26Brian Gutierrez
71'Korea Republic flagKOR25Jisung Eom15Moonhwan Kim
71'Korea Republic flagKOR20Hyunjun Yang22Youngwoo Seol
77'Korea Republic flagKOR9Guesung Cho8Seungho Paik
80'Mexico flagMEX15Israel Reyes25Roberto Alvarado
80'Mexico flagMEX11Santiago Gimenez9Raul Jimenez
84'Mexico flagMEX21Cesar Huerta16Julian Quinones
Lineup keyGKGoalkeeperCCaptainFrom match timelineGoalYellow cardRed cardSubstituted onSubstituted off

Match stats

MexicoMatch statsKorea Republic

1Goals0

8Shots9

6Shots on target1

9Fouls committed5

0Corner kicks2

0Yellow cards2

3Offsides6

5Substitutions5

Match details

VenueEstadio Guadalajara, Guadalajara

TeamsMexico vs Korea Republic

GroupGroup A

Kickoff

StatusFull-time

Latest event94' Corner: LEE Kangin

Head-to-head history

Previous senior meetings between these teams, with scorelines, competition context, winners and scorers where verified.

14Meetings

8Mexico wins

3Draws

3Korea Republic wins

Mexico and Korea Republic have 14 listed senior meetings; Mexico have 8 wins, Korea Republic have 3 wins, with 3 draws.

13 Jun 1998

Korea Republic v Mexico

1-3Mexico won

FIFA World Cup group stage

Lyon, France

Ha Seok-ju 27'
Ricardo Peláez 50'
Luis Hernández 75'
Luis Hernández 84'
International football results dataset
DateMatchScoreCompetition / stageWinnerGoals and key playersSource
09 Sept 2025Mexico v Korea Republic2-2FriendlyDrawNot listedInternational football results dataset
14 Nov 2020Mexico v Korea Republic3-2FriendlyMexicoNot listedInternational football results dataset
23 Jun 2018Korea Republic v Mexico1-2FIFA World Cup group stageMexicoCarlos Vela 26' pen, Javier Hernández 66', Son Heung-min 90'International football results dataset
29 Jan 2014Mexico v Korea Republic4-0FriendlyMexicoNot listedInternational football results dataset
15 Feb 2006Mexico v Korea Republic0-1FriendlyKorea RepublicNot listedInternational football results dataset
27 Jan 2002Mexico v Korea Republic0-0Gold CupDrawNot listedInternational football results dataset
01 Jun 2001Korea Republic v Mexico2-1Confederations CupKorea RepublicHwang Sun-hong 56', Víctor Ruiz 81', Yoo Sang-chul 90'International football results dataset
12 Jun 1999Korea Republic v Mexico1-1Korea CupDrawNot listedInternational football results dataset
13 Jun 1998Korea Republic v Mexico1-3FIFA World Cup group stageMexicoHa Seok-ju 27', Ricardo Peláez 50', Luis Hernández 75', Luis Hernández 84'International football results dataset
10 Aug 1989Mexico v Korea Republic4-2Marlboro CupMexicoNot listedInternational football results dataset

Showing 10 of 14 meetings

Source: International football results dataset

Team World Cup records

Tournament records for each team provide context around the fixture without replacing the head-to-head record above.

Mexico flag

Mexico

Quarter-finals: 1970, 1986

Mexico bring host-nation pressure, Estadio Azteca history, and a chance to restart a familiar World Cup story after missing the 2022 knockouts.

Appearances
18th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 group stage
Korea Republic flag

Korea Republic

Fourth place: 2002

Korea Republic carry one of Asia's strongest World Cup records, with regular qualification and a modern habit of difficult group-stage assignments.

Appearances
12th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 round of 16

Match context

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