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South Korea Mexico vs South Korea: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 21:00 ET · Estadio Akron, Guadalajara.
Match preview Mexico return to the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara to face South Korea in a match that could seal their qualification. The host, with 17 World Cups and the pressure of their fans, know a win would leave them very close to the Round of 32 in Group A.
South Korea, Asia's most experienced side with 11 appearances and a fourth place in 2002, arrive needing to compete against a rival playing at home. The South Koreans, always intense, will look to trouble El Tri and keep their hopes of advancing alive.
Goals and cards Mexico (1) Luis Romo 50' South Korea (0) Goals Mexico (0) South Korea (2) Lee Kang-in 4' Paik Seung-ho 58' Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Mexico 4-3-3 Starting XI 1 Raúl Rangel G 5 Johan Vásquez CD-L 4 Edson Álvarez CD-R 23 Jesús Gallardo LB 2 Jorge Sánchez RB 6 Érik Lira CM 7 Luis Romo LM ↓ 26 Brian Gutiérrez RM ↓ 9 Raúl Jiménez F ↓ 16 Julián Quiñones LF ↓ 25 Roberto Alvarado RF ↓ Substitutes 20 Mateo Chávez SUB 18 Obed Vargas SUB ↑ 8 Álvaro Fidalgo SUB 19 Gilberto Mora SUB 11 Santiago Gimenez SUB ↑ 12 Carlos Acevedo SUB 15 Israel Reyes SUB ↑ 21 César Huerta SUB ↑ 17 Orbelín Pineda SUB ↑ 22 Guillermo Martínez SUB 24 Luis Chávez SUB 14 Armando González SUB 13 Guillermo Ochoa SUB 10 Alexis Vega SUB South Korea 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 1 Kim Seung-Gyu G 4 Kim Min-Jae CD 3 Lee Gi-Hyuk CD-L 2 Lee Han-Beom CD-R 8 Paik Seung-Ho CM-L ↓ 6 Hwang In-Beom CM-R 22 Seol Young-Woo LM ↓ 15 Kim Moon-Hwan RM ↓ 7 Son Heung-Min F ↓ 10 Lee Jae-Sung CF-L ↓ 19 Lee Kang-In CF-R Substitutes 21 Jo Hyeon-Woo SUB 14 Cho Wi-Je SUB 23 Jens Castrop SUB 18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu SUB ↑ 13 Lee Tae-Seok SUB 5 Kim Tae-Hyeon SUB 25 Eom Ji-Sung SUB ↑ 11 Hwang Hee-Chan SUB ↑ 9 Cho Gue-Sung SUB ↑ 17 Bae Jun-Ho SUB 26 Lee Dong-Gyeong SUB 12 Song Bum-Keun SUB 20 Yang Hyun-Jun SUB ↑ 16 Park Jin-Seop SUB 24 Kim Jin-Gyu SUB 10 57' 57' 71' 71' 71' 71' 77' 80' 80' 84' 28 Mexico South Korea
9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
42.4 Possession 57.6
8 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
349 Accurate Passes 488
427 Passes 578
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 9
0.7 Cross % 0.6
56 Long Balls 64
16 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 5
20 Effective Clearances 12
20 Clearances 12
ET (US East) 21:00
Colombia / Peru 20:00
Mexico City 19:00
Argentina / Chile 22:00
Spain 03:00 (next day)
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Estadio Akron
Guadalajara, Jalisco · Capacity 44,330
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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