South Korea vs Mexico, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
South Korea vs Mexico — Worldcup .
- South Korea 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Mexico 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Milorad Mazic
- Referee Milovan Ristic
- Referee Dalibor Durdevic
- Referee Artur Soares Dias
- Referee Carlos Astroza
- Referee John Pitti
- Referee Gabriel Victoria
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jun Mexico H 1–2 L 18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L 22 Aug TuS Dassendorf H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W 17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W 21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for South Korea and Mexico.
- 5' It’s high time Juan Carlos Osorio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Korea that had 8 games and scored 10 goals.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kim Younggwon made 8 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Mexico started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 26' Goal! Carlos Vela scores his 94 goal in 281 matches.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Mexico needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' Javier Hernandez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 46' It looks surprising Mexico does not make any changes. Son Heungmin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 58' The referee calls foul for Kim Younggwon. He receives a Yellow card.
- 63' Lee Yong is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
- 64' The Korea Republic manager makes a substitution. Ju Sejong departs to be replaced by Lee Seungwoo.
- 66' What a strike from Javier Hernandez! The score is 0-2.
- 68' Mexico manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Marquez is hanging Andres Guardado on the field on 68 minute.
- 71' The whistle greets Hirving Lozano as he departs to be replaced by Jesus Manuel Corona.
- 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lee Seungwoo.
- 77' The whistle greets Carlos Vela as he departs to be replaced by Giovani dos Santos.
- 80' Jung Wooyoung is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 84' Time for substitution for Korea Republic. Kim Minwoo is replaced by Hong Chul.
- 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' What a strike from Son Heungmin! The score is 0-3.
- Another three points for Mexico.
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South Korea
Starting XI- 17
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- 7
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- 20
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- 19
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8
Ju Sejong ↓ Lee Seungwoo 64'
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18
Moon Seonmin ↓ Jung Wooyoung 77'
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12
Kim Minwoo ↓ Hong Chul 84'
Bench- 13
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10
Lee Seungwoo ↑ 64'
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- 21
- 5
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15
Jung Wooyoung ↑ 77'
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14
Hong Chul ↑ 84'
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Coach Shin TaeyongMexico
Starting XI- 13
- 18
- 15
- 7
- 3
- 21
- 16
- 23
- 11
- 14
- 22
Bench-
10
Giovani dos Santos ↑ 77'
- 6
- 1
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4
Rafael Marquez ↑ 68'
- 12
- 8
- 19
- 9
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17
Jesus Manuel Corona ↑ 71'
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Coach Juan Carlos Osorio