Mexico vs South Korea Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
Match Report
Match Events ?
4'Lee Kang-In South Korea
50'L. Romo Mexico
58'Paik Seung-Ho South Korea
Match Statistics ?
Mexico
South Korea
42%
Possession
58%
4
Shots on Target
2
8
Total Shots
9
0
Corners
2
9
Fouls
7
0.48
xG
0.69
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Mexico · 4-3-3
1G
2D
4D
5D
23D
26M
6M
7M
25F
9F
16F
South Korea · 3-4-2-1
1G
2D
4D
3D
15M
6M
8M
22M
19F
10F
7F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Mexico 52%Draw 26%South Korea 23%
xG: 1.53Expected goalsxG: 0.92
Mexico vs South Korea looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Mexico: 1590 (#13) · South Korea: 1524 (#22)
H2H Record ?
5–3–2
Mexico leads
Avg 3.2 goals/game · 10 meetings
Mexico
South Korea
#1
Position ?
#3
9
Points ?
3
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
1W 0D 2L
6
Goals For ?
2
0
Goals Against ?
3
+6
Goal Diff
-1
#15
FIFA Rank ?
#25
3.0%
Win Prob ?
0.3%
L W W W W
Form ?
L L W
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
23 Jun 2018FIFA World CupSouth Korea1–2NMexico
13 Jun 1998FIFA World CupSouth Korea1–3NMexico
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
9 Sep 2025FriendlyMexico2–2NSouth Korea
14 Nov 2020FriendlyMexico3–2NSouth Korea
23 Jun 2018World CupSouth Korea1–2NMexico
29 Jan 2014FriendlyMexico4–0NSouth Korea
15 Feb 2006FriendlyMexico0–1NSouth Korea
27 Jan 2002Gold CupMexico0–0NSouth Korea
1 Jun 2001Confederations CupSouth Korea2–1Mexico
12 Jun 1999Korea CupSouth Korea1–1Mexico
13 Jun 1998World CupSouth Korea1–3NMexico
10 Aug 1989Marlboro CupMexico4–2NSouth Korea
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.2 goals across their last 10 meetings.
Mexico in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.