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Mexico vs South Korea Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
Friday 19 June 2026  ·  01:00 UTC  ·  Estadio Akron, Zapopan

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 ?
Mexico
8.0Luis RomoM
7.3Raúl RangelG
7.3Brian GutiérrezM
South Korea
7.0Kim Min-jaeD
7.0Gi-Hyuk LeeD
6.9Kang-in LeeF
Starting Lineups ?
Mexico · 4-3-3
1GRaúl Rangel
2DJorge Sánchez
4DEdson Álvarez
5DJohan Vásquez
23DJesús Gallardo
26MBrian Gutiérrez
6MErik Lira
7MLuis Romo
25FRoberto Alvarado
9FRaúl Jiménez
16FJulián Quiñones
South Korea · 3-4-2-1
1GKim Seung-gyu
2DHan-Beom Lee
4DKim Min-jae
3DGi-Hyuk Lee
15MKim Moon-hwan
6MHwang In-beom
8MSeung Ho Paik
22MYoung-woo Seol
19FKang-in Lee
10FJae-sung Lee
7FSon Heung-min

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
2Mexico
0Draw
0South Korea
23 Jun 2018FIFA World CupSouth Korea1–2NMexico
13 Jun 1998FIFA World CupSouth Korea1–3NMexico
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
5Mexico
3Draw
2South Korea
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.
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