Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 to secure first place in Group A of the 2026 World Cup

90+6' The referee blows the final whistle. The match is over!

90+1' A corner kick from the left for South Korea, but Kim Min-jae's header goes wide.

90+3' A cross comes in from the left, and Cho Gue-sung gets a header on it, but it deflects off a defender and goes out for a corner.

90' Six minutes of added time.

87' A dangerous cross comes in from the left, but Cho Gue-sung can't get a clean header on it, and the goalkeeper makes the save.

84' A shot from Vargas is brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper.

83' César Huerta comes on for Julián Quiñones.

80' Santiago Giménez comes on for Raúl Jiménez, and Roberto Alvarado replaces Israel Reyes.

74' A lofted pass over the top finds Jiménez, who controls it and fires across goal, but the goalkeeper makes a great save.

71' Play resumes. The ball is rolling again.

70' Mexico make a double substitution: Luis Romo comes off for Obed Vargas, and Brian Gutiérrez is replaced by Orbelín Pineda.

68' The referee calls for a hydration break. Both teams head to the sidelines to hydrate.

58' Yellow card for South Korea's Paik Seung-ho (8).

57' South Korea make a double substitution: Son Heung-min comes off for Hwang Hee-chan, and Lee Jae-sung is replaced by Oh Hyeon-gyu.

49' A massive mistake from the South Korea goalkeeper on a high ball, colliding with a teammate, leaves the ball on a plate for Romo who taps it in for a goal.

48' Mexico advance well with Gallardo on the left, who enters the penalty area and shoots left-footed at the near post, but it goes wide.

The second half begins.

45+4' The first half comes to an end.

45' Four minutes of added time.

43' South Korea has been dominating possession for several minutes while Mexico sits back and waits.

40' Through ball for South Korea's Jeong Woo-yeong, but he runs out of angle and fires a poor left-footed shot wide from the left.

36' Possession now belongs to South Korea.

34' Misplaced passes and inaccuracies abound from both teams in the first half, making it difficult to generate any real action.

31' The winner of the match wins the group, regardless of what happens in the final fixture.

26' The match resumes.

23' The match stops for a hydration break for both Mexico and South Korea.

19' Cross from the right by Roberto Alvarado for a header by Julian Quiñones, but the South Korean goalkeeper makes a great save to deny Mexico.

15' Long pass for South Korea's Son Heungmin who lofts it over the goalkeeper but Edson Alvarez clears it with a bicycle kick when it was going in; the play was disallowed for offside.

11' South Korea tries to build up from the back but Mexico presses well and forces them to play long.

7' A good combination on the left leaves the ball to Brian Gutierrez who fires from long range for Mexico but it goes weakly into the goalkeeper's hands.

6' Roberto Alvarado fires a shot from long distance for Mexico but it goes easily into the goalkeeper's hands.

3' Yellow card for South Korea's Lee Kangin.

The match Mexico vs South Korea begins.

The referees for this match are Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay - Referee), Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay - Assistant Referee), Nicolás Taran (Uruguay - Assistant Referee), Andrés Rojas (Colombia - Fourth Official), Alexander Guzmán (Colombia - Reserve Assistant Referee) and Leodan González (Uruguay - Video Assistant Referee).

Mexico: Raúl Rangel; Jorge Sánchez, Edson Álvarez, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo; Luis Romo, Érik Lira, Brian Gutiérrez; Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones.

South Korea: Kim Seung-Gyu; Lee Han-Beom, Kim Min-Jae, Lee Gi-Hyuk; Seol Young-Woo, Hwang In-Beom, Paik Seung-Ho, Kim Moon-Hwan; Lee Kang-In, Son Heung-Min, Lee Jae-Sung.

Mexico and South Korea have faced each other twice in FIFA World Cup history, with Mexico securing a 3-1 victory on June 13, 1998, in France and later winning 2-1 on June 23, 2018, in Russia. Their most recent meeting overall came shortly before this tournament on September 6, 2025, when they played out a highly competitive 2-2 draw in a friendly.

The other teams in Group A have already played their second match, as Czechia and South Africa drew 1-1. That result left Mexico in first place with 3 points and a +2 goal differential, South Korea in second with 3 points and a +1 goal differential, Czechia in third with 1 point and a -1 goal differential, and South Africa in last place with 1 point and a -2 goal differential.

The venue for this match is Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. It has a capacity of 49,813.

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