Friendly

Mexico 0–1 South Korea

Wednesday 15 Feb 2006 · Los Angeles, United States (neutral)

Mexico0–1South Korea

Goals1

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14′0–1Lee Dong-gook South Korea

Elo

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

Mexico: 1884 → 1871
South Korea: 1765 → 1778

Expected score for Mexico: 66.5% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 15, 1980–2026.

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

Form either side

Mexico

Before

1–2 v Trinidad and Tobago 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Uruguay 26 Oct 2005 · Friendly
0–3 v Bulgaria 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–0 v Hungary 14 Dec 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Norway 25 Jan 2006 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Ghana 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Paraguay 29 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Venezuela 5 May 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v DR Congo 12 May 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v France 27 May 2006 · Friendly

South Korea

Before

0–1 v United Arab Emirates 18 Jan 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Greece 21 Jan 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Finland 25 Jan 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Croatia 29 Jan 2006 · Lunar New Year Cup 2006
0–1 v Costa Rica 11 Feb 2006 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Syria 22 Feb 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006
1–0 v Angola 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Senegal 23 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 May 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Norway 1 Jun 2006 · Friendly

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: ESPN · Line-ups: none · Cards: none