Mexico vs South Korea — FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupWorld Cup 2026
Thu 18 Jun··Matchday 2·Group A·Mexico won
- 0Corners2
- 0Cards2
- 8Shots9
- 4Shots on target2
- 9Fouls7
- 17Throw-ins25
- 3Offsides6
- 5Goal kicks5
- 2Saves3
- 14Tackles17
- 6Interceptions5
- 6Dribbles9
Period
Match statistics
| Mexico | Statistic | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 42 | Ball possession | 58 |
| 0.53 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 8 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 17 | Throw-ins | 25 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 427 | Passes | 578 |
| 7 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 349 | Accurate passes | 488 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 3 |
| 6 | Touches in penalty area | 11 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| Passing | ||
| 17 | Throw-ins | 25 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Accurate long balls | 23 |
| 43 | Final third entries | 72 |
| Duels | ||
| 47% | Duels won (%) | 53% |
| 13 | Dispossessed | 6 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 9 |
| 27% | Ground duels (%) | 34% |
| 15% | Aerial duels (%) | 13% |
| Defending | ||
| 7% | Tackles won (%) | 10% |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
| 50 | Ball recoveries | 51 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 0.76 | Goals prevented | -0.10 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.5 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.7 |
| Mexico | Statistic | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 0.10 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.11 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 4 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Total shots | 2 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 0 | Big chances | 0 |
| 265 | Passes | 301 |
| 4 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 224 | Accurate passes | 256 |
| Shots | ||
| 2 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 1 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| 7 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| 8 | Accurate long balls | 11 |
| 23 | Final third entries | 43 |
| Duels | ||
| 54% | Duels won (%) | 46% |
| 8 | Dispossessed | 5 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 15% | Ground duels (%) | 14% |
| 6% | Aerial duels (%) | 4% |
| Defending | ||
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 4 | Clearances | 7 |
| 24 | Ball recoveries | 28 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 2 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.1 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.1 |
| Mexico | Statistic | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 37 | Ball possession | 63 |
| 0.42 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.80 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 5 | Fouls | 3 |
| 5 | Total shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Throw-ins | 16 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Tackles | 7 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 9 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 162 | Passes | 277 |
| 3 | Free kicks | 5 |
| 125 | Accurate passes | 232 |
| Shots | ||
| 1 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 10 | Throw-ins | 16 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Accurate long balls | 12 |
| 20 | Final third entries | 29 |
| Duels | ||
| 42% | Duels won (%) | 58% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 1 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 9 |
| 12% | Ground duels (%) | 20% |
| 9% | Aerial duels (%) | 9% |
| Defending | ||
| 4% | Tackles won (%) | 3% |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 16 | Clearances | 5 |
| 26 | Ball recoveries | 23 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.4 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.6 |
Events
64 recorded · 13 key
First half
- 1'Kick-off
- 1'OffsideYoung-woo Seol
- 3'FoulHwang In-beom
- 4'Yellow cardKang-in Lee
- 4'FoulKang-in Lee
- 7'Shot off targetRoberto Alvarado
- 7'Shot off targetBrian Gutiérrez
- 12'FoulHan-Beom Lee
- 15'FoulErik Lira
- 16'OffsideSon Heung-min
- 17'OffsideJorge Sánchez
- 18'FoulHan-Beom Lee
- 20'Shot on targetJulián Quiñones
- 29'OffsideJae-sung Lee
- 31'OffsideRoberto Alvarado
- 32'OffsideYoung-woo Seol
- 38'FoulJesús Gallardo
- 41'Shot off targetYoung-woo Seol
- 44'Shot blockedKang-in Lee
- 45'FoulJorge Sánchez
- 45+1'Added time
- 45+2'FoulErik Lira
- 45+2'End of period
Second half
- 46'Kick-off
- 49'Shot off targetJesús Gallardo
- 50'GoalLuis Romo1–0
- 50'Shot blockedRaúl Jiménez
- 53'FoulBrian Gutiérrez
- 56'OffsideJulián Quiñones
- 57'SubstitutionHyeon-gyu Oh
- 57'SubstitutionHwang Hee-chan
- 57'FoulJulián Quiñones
- 58'Yellow cardSeung Ho Paik
- 58'FoulSeung Ho Paik
- 58'Shot blockedHwang In-beom
- 61'OffsideYoung-woo Seol
- 62'FoulRaúl Jiménez
- 64'FoulHan-Beom Lee
- 71'SubstitutionOrbelín Pineda
- 71'SubstitutionYang Hyun-Jun
- 71'SubstitutionJi-sung Eom
- 71'SubstitutionObed Vargas
- 73'FoulYang Hyun-Jun
- 75'FoulRaúl Jiménez
- 75'Shot on targetRaúl Jiménez
- 76'OffsideYang Hyun-Jun
- 77'SubstitutionGue-sung Cho
- 78'Shot off targetKang-in Lee
- 80'SubstitutionSantiago Giménez
- 80'SubstitutionIsrael Reyes
- 82'FoulIsrael Reyes
- 84'SubstitutionCésar Huerta
- 85'Shot on targetObed Vargas
- 87'Shot on targetYang Hyun-Jun
- 87'Shot on targetGue-sung Cho
- 90+1'Added time
- 90+2'Shot off targetHan-Beom Lee
- 90+2'CornerIsrael Reyes
- 90+4'CornerJohan Vásquez
- 90+4'Shot blockedGue-sung Cho
- 90+4'Shot off targetHyeon-gyu Oh
- 90+6'CornerGi-Hyuk Lee
- 90+6'End of period
- 90+6'End of period
Line-ups
Mexico4-3-3
Bench
South Korea3-4-2-1
Bench
Shot map
Mexico8 shots · 4 on target · 1 goals · 0.49 xG
South Korea9 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.71 xG
Mexico3 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.10 xG
South Korea2 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.11 xG
Mexico5 shots · 3 on target · 1 goals · 0.39 xG
South Korea7 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.60 xG
- Mexico
- South Korea
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Mexico16 rated
South Korea16 rated
Player statistics
Mexico
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Raúl RangelGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.2 | 19/31 | 1/1 | 2 | |||||||
| 23Jesús GallardoDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.05 | 28/40 | 7/10 | 2 | |||||
| 4Edson ÁlvarezDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 71/77 | 5/6 | 2 | |||||||
| 2Jorge SánchezDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 25/27 | 1/5 | ||||||||
| 5Johan VásquezDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 47/54 | 1/2 | ||||||||
| 6Erik LiraMidfielder | 90′ | 6.1 | 41/49 | 3/10 | 2 | |||||||
| 16Julián QuiñonesForward | 84′ | 6.8 | 1 | 0.05 | 20/25 | 2 | 5/12 | |||||
| 25Roberto AlvaradoForward | 80′ | 6.4 | 1 | 0.02 | 18/25 | 1 | 2/4 | 1 | ||||
| 9Raúl JiménezForward | 80′ | 6.1 | 2 | 0.27 | 14/21 | 3/9 | ||||||
| 7Luis RomoMidfielder | 71′ | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 32/37 | 1 | 7/11 | 4 | |||
| 26Brian GutiérrezMidfielder | 71′ | 6.7 | 1 | 0.02 | 17/19 | 1 | 3/3 | 1 | ||||
| 18Obed VargasMidfielder | 19′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.02 | 9/12 | 1/3 | 1 | |||||
| 17Orbelín PinedaMidfielder | 19′ | 6.1 | 3/3 | 1 | 1/6 | |||||||
| 21César HuertaMidfielder | 13′ | 6.8 | 1/1 | 1/2 | ||||||||
| 11Santiago GiménezForward | 10′ | 6.6 | 2/3 | 0/3 | ||||||||
| 15Israel ReyesDefender | 10′ | 6.4 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1 | |||||||
| 10Alexis VegaMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 8Álvaro FidalgoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 14Armando GonzálezForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| 12Carlos AcevedoGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 19Gilberto MoraMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 22Guillermo MartínezForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| 13Guillermo OchoaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 24Luis ChávezMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 20Mateo ChávezDefender | — | — |
South Korea
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19Kang-in LeeForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 2 | 0.05 | 49/56 | 3 | 7/10 | 1 | ||||
| 2Han-Beom LeeDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 1 | 0.07 | 54/64 | 8/13 | 2 | |||||
| 3Gi-Hyuk LeeDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 76/88 | 4/8 | 2 | |||||||
| 4Kim Min-jaeDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 91/97 | 3/4 | 2 | |||||||
| 6Hwang In-beomMidfielder | 90′ | 6.3 | 1 | 0.03 | 53/60 | 2/6 | 1 | |||||
| 1Kim Seung-gyuGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.3 | 23/37 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8Seung Ho PaikMidfielder | 77′ | 6.6 | 43/52 | 3/7 | 1 | |||||||
| 22Young-woo SeolDefender | 71′ | 6.6 | 1 | 0.08 | 24/30 | |||||||
| 15Kim Moon-hwanDefender | 71′ | 6.3 | 18/20 | 1/3 | 1 | |||||||
| 7Son Heung-minForward | 57′ | 7.1 | 9/12 | 1 | 5/6 | 1 | ||||||
| 10Jae-sung LeeForward | 57′ | 6.4 | 19/27 | 6/11 | 4 | |||||||
| 18Hyeon-gyu OhForward | 33′ | 6.6 | 1 | 0.03 | 3/4 | 1/5 | ||||||
| 11Hwang Hee-chanForward | 33′ | 6.3 | 17/19 | 1 | 2/5 | |||||||
| 25Ji-sung EomForward | 19′ | 7.2 | 4/4 | 1 | 3/3 | |||||||
| 20Yang Hyun-JunForward | 19′ | 6.4 | 1 | 0.25 | 5/8 | 2/5 | 2 | |||||
| 9Gue-sung ChoForward | 13′ | 6.3 | 2 | 0.48 | 0/3 | |||||||
| 26Dong-gyeong LeeMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 21Hyeon-woo JoGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 23Jens CastropMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 24Jin-gyu KimMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 16Jin-seob ParkMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 17Jun-Ho BaeMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 5Kim Tae-hyeonDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 13Lee Tae-seokMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 12Song Bum-keunGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 14Wi-je ChoDefender | — | — |
