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South Korea 1–2 Mexico

Saturday 23 Jun 2018 · Rostov-on-Don, Russia (neutral)

South Korea1–2Mexico

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Vela Hernández Heung-Min

26′0–1Carlos Vela Mexico · penalty
66′0–2Javier Hernández Mexico
90′1–2Son Heung-Min South Korea

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

South Korea

Came on

10Lee Seung-WooMF↑64′
15Jung Woo-YoungMF↑77′
14Hong ChulDF↑84′

Mexico

Came on

4Rafael MárquezDF↑68′
17Jesús Manuel CoronaMF↑71′
10Giovani Dos SantosMF↑77′

Elo

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

South Korea: 1758 → 1744
Mexico: 1960 → 1974

Expected score for South Korea: 23.8% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 15, 1980–2026.

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

Form either side

South Korea

Before

2–0 v Honduras 28 May 2018 · Friendly
1–3 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Bolivia 7 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v Senegal 11 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Sweden 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–0 v Germany 27 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Costa Rica 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Chile 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Uruguay 12 Oct 2018 · Friendly
2–2 v Panama 16 Oct 2018 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

0–1 v Croatia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Wales 28 May 2018 · Friendly
1–0 v Scotland 2 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v Denmark 9 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–0 v Germany 17 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

0–3 v Sweden 27 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v Brazil 2 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–4 v Uruguay 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v United States 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
3–2 v Costa Rica 11 Oct 2018 · Friendly

Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Sweden	3	2	0	1	+3	6
2Mexico	3	2	0	1	-1	6
3South Korea	3	1	0	2	0	3
4Germany	3	1	0	2	-2	3

Road through the tournament

South Korea

0–1 v Sweden Group stage
1–2 v Mexico Group stage
2–0 v Germany Group stage

Mexico

1–0 v Germany Group stage
2–1 v South Korea Group stage
0–3 v Sweden Group stage
0–2 v Brazil Round of 16

Every South Korea v Mexico match15

From South Korea's side.


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

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul