Match Recap
Mexico beat South Korea 1–0 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 2) on 19 June 2026. South Korea saw more of the ball with 58% possession, and Mexico had 8 shots (4 on target) to South Korea's 9 (2 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 0.53 for Mexico and 0.91 for South Korea. The goal came from L. Romo 50'. Mexico move up to 9 points in World Cup, having won 4 of their last 5. Relive the Mexico vs South Korea World Cup highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
South Korea
42%
Ball Possession
58%
0.53
Expected goals (xG)
0.91
8
Total Shots
9
4
Shots on target
2
3
Shots off target
4
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots inside box
6
3
Shots outside box
3
0
Corner Kicks
2
3
Offsides
6
9
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
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Red Cards
—
2
Goalkeeper Saves
3
427
Total passes
578
349
Accurate passes
488
82%
Pass accuracy
84%
-0.10
Goals prevented
-0.10
Lineups
South Korea
Myung-Bo Hong
3-4-2-1
1Seung-Gyu
Substitutes — Mexico
13G. Ochoa
12C. Acevedo
22G. Martinez
24L. Chavez
15I. Reyes
18O. Vargas
20M. Chavez Garcia
17O. Pineda
8A. Fidalgo
10A. Vega
11S. Gimenez
21C. S. Huerta Valera
14A. Gonzalez
19G. Mora
Substitutes — South Korea
21Jo Hyeon-Woo
12Song Bum-Keun
11Hwang Hee-Chan
24Kim Jin-Gyu
16Park Jin-Seob
26Lee Dong-Gyeong
9Cho Gue-Sung
18Oh Hyeon-Gyu
25Eom Ji-Sung
23J. Castrop
5Kim Tae-Hyeon
13Lee Tae-Seok
20Yang Hyun-Jun
17Bae Jun-Ho
14Cho Wi-Je