Mexico vs South Korea: World Cup Match Report

Mexico ✓

1–0Match Finished

South Korea

Match Summary

In a tightly contested World Cup match at Estadio Akron, Mexico triumphed over South Korea with a narrow 1-0 victory. The home side dominated possession and created several chances, ultimately translating their efforts into a crucial goal. South Korea struggled to find their rhythm, and despite some late attempts, they couldn't equalize. This result bolstered Mexico's position in the tournament.

Match Events

4'Kang-in Lee Foul South Korea
50'L. Romo Mexico
57'Lee Jae-Sung (Hwang Hee-Chan) South Korea
57'Son Heung-Min (Oh Hyeon-Gyu) South Korea
58'Seung Ho Paik Foul South Korea
71'L. Romo (O. Vargas) Mexico
71'B. Gutierrez (O. Pineda) Mexico
71'Kim Moon-Hwan (Eom Ji-Sung) South Korea
71'Seol Young-Woo (Yang Hyun-Jun) South Korea
77'Paik Seung-Ho (Cho Gue-Sung) South Korea
80'R. Alvarado (I. Reyes) Mexico
80'R. Jimenez (S. Gimenez) Mexico
84'J. Quinones (C. S. Huerta Valera) Mexico

Statistics

Mexico		South Korea
4	Shots on Goal	2
3	Shots off Goal	4
8	Total Shots	9
1	Blocked Shots	3
5	Shots insidebox	6
3	Shots outsidebox	3
9	Fouls	7
0	Corner Kicks	2
3	Offsides	6
42%	Ball Possession	58%
0	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	3
427	Total passes	578
349	Passes accurate	488
82%	Passes %	84%
0.53	expected_goals	0.91
-0.10	goals_prevented	-0.10

Lineups

Mexico 4-3-3

4E. Alvarez

6E. Lira

16J. Quinones

9R. Jimenez

25R. Alvarado

1 R. Rangel G
2 J. Sanchez D
4 E. Alvarez D
5 J. Vasquez D
23 J. Gallardo D
26 B. Gutierrez M
6 E. Lira M
7 L. Romo M
25 R. Alvarado F
9 R. Jimenez F
16 J. Quinones F

Substitutes

13 G. Ochoa G
12 C. Acevedo G
22 G. Martinez F
24 L. Chavez M
15 I. Reyes D
18 O. Vargas M
20 M. Chavez Garcia D
17 O. Pineda M
8 A. Fidalgo M
10 A. Vega F
11 S. Gimenez F
21 C. S. Huerta Valera M
14 A. Gonzalez F
19 G. Mora M

Coach: Javier Aguirre

South Korea

1 Kim Seung-Gyu G
2 Lee Han-Beom D
4 Kim Min-Jae D
3 Lee Gi-Hyuk D
15 Kim Moon-Hwan M
6 Hwang In-Beom M
8 Paik Seung-Ho M
22 Seol Young-Woo M
19 Lee Kang-In F
10 Lee Jae-Sung F
7 Son Heung-Min F

Substitutes

21 Jo Hyeon-Woo G
12 Song Bum-Keun G
11 Hwang Hee-Chan F
24 Kim Jin-Gyu M
16 Park Jin-Seob M
26 Lee Dong-Gyeong M
9 Cho Gue-Sung F
18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu F
25 Eom Ji-Sung F
23 J. Castrop M
5 Kim Tae-Hyeon D
13 Lee Tae-Seok D
20 Yang Hyun-Jun F
17 Bae Jun-Ho M
14 Cho Wi-Je

Player Stats

Top Rated: Raúl Rangel (highest match rating)

Mexico

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Raúl Rangel ★ Top Rated	G	90'	—	0	8
Jorge Sánchez	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Edson Álvarez	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Johan Vásquez	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Jesús Gallardo	D	90'	—	0	7
Brian Gutiérrez	M	71'	—	0	7.2
Erik Lira	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Luis Romo	M	71'	1	0	8
Roberto Alvarado	F	80'	—	0	6.6
Raúl Jiménez	F	80'	—	0	6.5
Julián Quiñones	F	84'	—	0	6.7
Orbelín Pineda sub	M	19'	—	0	6.5
Obed Vargas sub	M	19'	—	0	6.9
Israel Reyes sub	D	10'	—	0	6.6
Santiago Giménez sub	F	10'	—	0	6.2
César Huerta sub	M	13'	—	0	6.7
Carlos Acevedo sub	G	—	—	—	—
Guillermo Ochoa sub	G	—	—	—	—
Mateo Chávez sub	D	—	—	—	—
Álvaro Fidalgo sub	M	—	—	—	—
Gilberto Mora sub	M	—	—	—	—
Luis Chávez sub	M	—	—	—	—
Alexis Vega sub	F	—	—	—	—
Armando González sub	F	—	—	—	—
Guillermo Martínez sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Raúl Rangel	—	31/–/19%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Jorge Sánchez	—	27/–/25%	—	1/5	1/1	–/1	0/0
Edson Álvarez	—	77/–/71%	2	5/6	1/1	—	0/0
Johan Vásquez	—	54/–/47%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Jesús Gallardo	–/1	40/–/28%	2	7/10	1/1	1/1	0/0
Brian Gutiérrez	–/1	19/1/17%	1	3/3	—	1/1	0/0
Erik Lira	—	49/–/41%	2	3/10	1/1	–/2	0/0
Luis Romo	1/1	37/1/32%	4	7/11	–/2	1/–	0/0
Roberto Alvarado	–/1	25/1/18%	1	2/4	1/1	—	0/0
Raúl Jiménez	1/1	21/–/14%	—	3/9	—	1/2	0/0
Julián Quiñones	1/1	25/2/20%	—	5/12	–/1	3/1	0/0
Orbelín Pineda	—	3/1/3%	—	1/6	—	—	0/0
Obed Vargas	1/1	12/–/9%	1	1/3	–/1	—	0/0
Israel Reyes	—	3/–/2%	1	1/2	—	–/1	0/0
Santiago Giménez	—	3/–/2%	—	–/3	—	—	0/0
César Huerta	—	1/–/1%	—	1/2	1/1	—	0/0
Carlos Acevedo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Guillermo Ochoa	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mateo Chávez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Álvaro Fidalgo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gilberto Mora	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luis Chávez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexis Vega	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Armando González	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Guillermo Martínez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

South Korea

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Kim Seung-gyu	G	90'	—	0	6.3
Han-Beom Lee	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Kim Min-jae	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Gi-Hyuk Lee	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Kim Moon-hwan	M	71'	—	0	6.3
Hwang In-beom	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Seung Ho Paik	M	77'	—	0	6.2
Young-woo Seol	M	71'	—	0	6.2
Kang-in Lee	F	90'	—	0	7
Jae-sung Lee	F	57'	—	0	6.6
Son Heung-min	F	57'	—	0	6.9
Hwang Hee-chan sub	F	33'	—	0	6.3
Hyeon-gyu Oh sub	F	33'	—	0	6.2
Ji-sung Eom sub	F	19'	—	0	7.3
Yang Hyun-Jun sub	F	19'	—	0	6.6
Gue-sung Cho sub	F	13'	—	0	6.2
Song Bum-keun sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jo Hyeonwoo sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kim Tae-hyeon sub	D	—	—	—	—
Wi-je Cho sub	D	—	—	—	—
Lee Tae-seok sub	D	—	—	—	—
Jin-seob Park sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jens Castrop sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jun-Ho Bae sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jin-gyu Kim sub	M	—	—	—	—
Dong-gyeong Lee sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Kim Seung-gyu	—	37/–/23%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Han-Beom Lee	–/1	64/–/54%	2	8/13	—	2/3	0/0
Kim Min-jae	—	97/–/91%	2	3/4	—	—	0/0
Gi-Hyuk Lee	—	88/–/76%	2	4/8	—	—	0/0
Kim Moon-hwan	—	20/–/18%	1	1/3	—	—	0/0
Hwang In-beom	—	60/–/53%	1	2/6	—	–/1	0/0
Seung Ho Paik	—	52/–/43%	1	3/7	–/2	–/1	1/0
Young-woo Seol	–/1	30/–/24%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kang-in Lee	–/1	56/3/49%	1	7/10	4/5	1/1	1/0
Jae-sung Lee	—	27/–/19%	4	6/11	–/1	2/–	0/0
Son Heung-min	—	12/1/9%	1	5/6	3/3	1/–	0/0
Hwang Hee-chan	—	19/1/17%	—	2/5	1/1	1/–	0/0
Hyeon-gyu Oh	–/1	4/–/3%	—	1/5	–/2	—	0/0
Ji-sung Eom	—	3/1/3%	—	3/3	1/1	1/–	0/0
Yang Hyun-Jun	1/1	9/–/6%	2	2/5	–/1	–/1	0/0
Gue-sung Cho	1/1	—	—	–/3	–/1	—	0/0
Song Bum-keun	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jo Hyeonwoo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kim Tae-hyeon	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Wi-je Cho	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lee Tae-seok	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jin-seob Park	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jens Castrop	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jun-Ho Bae	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jin-gyu Kim	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Dong-gyeong Lee	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Group Stage - 2
Venue: Estadio Akron, Zapopan
Referee: Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay