Friendly

Mexico 4–0 South Korea

Wednesday 11 Feb 1981 · Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico4–0South Korea

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Mexico: 1646 → 1669
South Korea: 1824 → 1801

Expected score for Mexico: 39% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 15, 1980–2026.

Mexico wins: 9
Draws: 3
South Korea wins: 3

Form either side

Mexico

Before

1–1 v Canada 18 Oct 1980 · CONCACAF Championship qualification 1980
5–1 v United States 9 Nov 1980 · CONCACAF Championship qualification 1980
1–1 v Canada 16 Nov 1980 · CONCACAF Championship qualification 1980
1–2 v United States 23 Nov 1980 · CONCACAF Championship qualification 1980
1–1 v Bulgaria 20 Jan 1981 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Cuba 1 Nov 1981 · CONCACAF Championship 1981
0–1 v El Salvador 6 Nov 1981 · CONCACAF Championship 1981
1–1 v Haiti 11 Nov 1981 · CONCACAF Championship 1981
1–1 v Canada 15 Nov 1981 · CONCACAF Championship 1981
0–0 v Honduras 22 Nov 1981 · CONCACAF Championship 1981

South Korea

Before

3–0 v Kuwait 18 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Morocco 20 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Malaysia 22 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–0 v Thailand 23 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Myanmar 30 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

1–0 v Japan 8 Mar 1981 · Friendly
2–1 v Malaysia 21 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
5–1 v Thailand 24 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–2 v Kuwait 29 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Malaysia 17 Jun 1981 · Korea Cup 1981

Every Mexico v South Korea match15

From Mexico's side.


18 Jun 2026	South Korea	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
9 Sep 2025	South Korea	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Nov 2020	South Korea	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Jun 2018	South Korea	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
29 Jan 2014	South Korea	4–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
15 Feb 2006	South Korea	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
27 Jan 2002	South Korea	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	Gold Cup 2002	Quarter-final
1 Jun 2001	South Korea	1–2	Away	Confederations Cup 2001	Group stage
12 Jun 1999	South Korea	1–1	Away	Korea Cup 1999	—
13 Jun 1998	South Korea	3–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
10 Aug 1989	South Korea	4–2	Neutral	Marlboro Cup 1989	—
10 Dec 1985	South Korea	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
3 Dec 1985	South Korea	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
11 Feb 1981	South Korea	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
26 Feb 1980	South Korea	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none