South Korea 1–2 Mexico: recap, goals & stats

South Korea 1–2 Mexico: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Mexico beat South Korea 1–2 in the World Cup.

DimaScore · published 23 Jun 2018

Mexico edged South Korea 1–2 in the World Cup. South Korea: Son Heung-Min (90+3'). Mexico: C. Vela (26' pen), J. Hernández (66').

World Cup · Group F

Son Heung-Min 90+3'

1 – 2

FT

(HT 0-1)

C. Vela 26' (P)J. Hernández 66'

Rostov Arena, Rostov-na-Donu

4-2-3-1

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

10Lee Seung-WooFWD
15Jung Woo-YoungMID
14Hong ChulDEF
1Kim Seung-GyuGK
3Jung Seung-HyunDEF
4Oh Ban-SukDEF
5Yun Young-SunDEF
9Kim Shin-WookFWD
13Koo Ja-CheolMID
21Kim Jin-HyeonGK
22Go Yo-HanDEF

4R. MárquezMID
17J. CoronaMID
10G. dos SantosMID
1J. CoronaGK
2H. AyalaDEF
5É. GutiérrezMID
6J. dos SantosMID
8M. FabiánMID
9R. JiménezFWD
12A. TalaveraGK
19O. PeraltaFWD
20J. AquinoMID

Events

26'

C. Vela (pen.) (—)

HT

Kim Young-Gwon

58'

Lee Yong

63'

Ju Se-Jong Out: Lee Seung-Woo

64'

66'

J. Hernández (H. Lozano)

68'

A. Guardado Out: Rafael Márquez Álvarez

71'

H. Lozano Out: J. Corona

Lee Seung-Woo

72'

Moon Seon-Min Out: Jung Woo-Young

77'

77'

C. Vela Out: Giovani dos Santos Ramírez

Jung Woo-Young

80'

Kim Min-Woo Out: Hong Chul

84'

Son Heung-Min (Lee Jae-Sung)

90+3'

Statistics

24Fouls7

81%Passes %87%

17Total Shots13

7Corner Kicks5

344Total passes476

4Yellow Cards0

9Blocked Shots1

6Shots on Goal5

2Shots off Goal7

41%Ball Possession59%

279Passes accurate415

6Shots insidebox7

3Goalkeeper Saves5

11Shots outsidebox6

Ratings

South Korea

Son Heung-Min

FWD90'

7.9

Hwang Hee-Chan

MID90'

6.9

Jo Hyeon-Woo

GK90'

6.7

Lee Jae-Sung

MID90'

6.7

Lee Yong

DEF90'

6.6

Ki Sung-Yueng(C)

MID90'

6.6

Lee Seung-Woo

FWD26'

6.5

Moon Seon-Min

MID77'

6.5

Hong Chul

DEF6'

6.3

Jung Woo-Young

MID13'

6.3

Mexico

C. Salcedo

DEF90'

8.2

J. Hernández

FWD90'

7.9

C. Vela

MID77'

7.9

G. Ochoa

GK90'

7.3

M. Layún

MID90'

7.3

H. Moreno

DEF90'

7.2

A. Guardado(C)

MID68'

7.2

H. Lozano

MID71'

7.2

J. Gallardo

DEF90'

6.9

H. Herrera

MID90'

6.9

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, South Korea lead 0–2 (1 draws) against Mexico.

19 Jun 2026Mexico 0–1 South Korea

10 Sept 2025Mexico 2–2 South Korea

14 Nov 2020Mexico 2–3 South Korea

FAQ

What was the score of South Korea vs Mexico?: South Korea 1–2 Mexico.
Who scored?: South Korea : Son Heung-Min (90+3') ; Mexico : C. Vela (26' pen), J. Hernández (66')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Rostov Arena, Rostov-na-Donu

Referee

M. Mažić

Round

Group F

Standings — top 5

1Uruguay9

2Russia6

3Saudi Arabia3

4Egypt0

1Spain5