2026 FIFA World Cup · Group A · Match 400021442
Mexico
1
—
Korea Republic
0
Guadalajara Stadium
19 June 2026 · 01:00 UTC
Attendance 45,522
Group A · Mexico Win
FIFA
FIFA — The co-hosts became the first team through to the Round of 32 following a thrilling victory over Korea Republic to top Group A.
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Romo sends Mexico through to knockouts — The co-hosts became the first team through to the Round of 32 following a thrilling victory over Korea Republic to top Group A.
Match Goals
Mexico 1–0 Korea Republic
Luis ROMO 50' — Goal 50' ROMO ⚽ MEXICO → ← KOREA REPUBLIC
Goal positions — Mexico attacks right
Mexico
Goal Luis ROMO
50' · Regular goal
Korea Republic
No goals scored
Match Timeline
Key events
4'
Yellow Card LEE Kangin
Korea Republic
50'
Goal Luis ROMO
Mexico
57'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ HWANG Heechan  ↓ LEE Jaesung
57'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ OH Hyeongyu  ↓ SON Heungmin
58'
Yellow Card PAIK Seungho
Korea Republic
71'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ YANG Hyunjun  ↓ SEOL Youngwoo
71'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ EOM Jisung  ↓ KIM Moonhwan
71'
Sub Mexico
↑ Orbelin PINEDA  ↓ Brian GUTIERREZ
71'
Sub Mexico
↑ Obed VARGAS  ↓ Luis ROMO
77'
Sub Korea Republic
↑ CHO Guesung  ↓ PAIK Seungho
80'
Sub Mexico
↑ Santiago GIMENEZ  ↓ Raul JIMENEZ
80'
Sub Mexico
↑ Israel REYES  ↓ Roberto ALVARADO
84'
Sub Mexico
↑ Cesar HUERTA  ↓ Julian QUINONES
Team Statistics
Head-to-head metrics
Mexico
Possession40.8%
Passes432
Pass Accuracy83.3%
Shots8
Shots on Target4
Corners0
Yellow Cards0
Offsides3
Defensive Pressures265
Forced Turnovers46
Linebreaks (Att/Comp)13 / 3
Korea Republic
Possession51.8%
Passes593
Pass Accuracy86.0%
Shots9
Shots on Target2
Corners2
Yellow Cards2
Offsides6
Defensive Pressures217
Forced Turnovers48
Linebreaks (Att/Comp)14 / 4
Comparative
MEX 40.8%PossessionKOR 51.8%
MEX 432PassesKOR 593
MEX 8ShotsKOR 9
MEX 4Shots on TargetKOR 2
MEX 265Def. PressuresKOR 217
MEX 6Counter-PressKOR 9
Phase Analytics
Tactical phase aggregates
Mexico · 4-4-2
High Press
3.7
Counter-Press
6.5
Mid Block
30.0
Low Block
21.7
Att. Transition
13.9
Final Third
5.9
High Block
3.8
Turnovers
46.0
Korea Republic · 4-4-2
High Press
10.8
Counter-Press
9.0
Mid Block
29.5
Low Block
8.4
Att. Transition
9.1
Final Third
8.8
High Block
5.8
Turnovers
48.0
Temporal Analytics
Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates
These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
Mexico — Pressing Profile
Counter-Press Intensity (score: 6.50 / 20)
High Press (score: 3.71 / 20)
Mid Block (score: 29.96 / 50)
Low Block (score: 21.68 / 50)
Deep Block / Low Block
Korea Republic — Pressing Profile
Counter-Press Intensity (score: 9.04 / 20)
High Press (score: 10.79 / 20)
Mid Block (score: 29.49 / 50)
Low Block (score: 8.40 / 50)
High Press
Mexico Phase Intensity Over Match Time
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 90' ⚽50' Mid Block Low Block High Press
Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers
Formations & Tactics
Starting XI
Mexico · 4-4-2 · Coach: Javier Aguirre Onaindía
1RANGEL2SANCHEZ4ALVAREZ5VASQUEZ6LIRA7ROMO ⚽50' ↓71'9JIMENEZ ↓80'16QUINONES ↓84'23GALLARDO25ALVARADO ↓80'26GUTIERREZ ↓71'
Korea Republic · 4-4-2 · Coach: Kim Dong-Jin
1SEUNGGYU2HANBEOM3GIHYUK4MINJAE6INBEOM7HEUNGMIN ↓57'8SEUNGHO 🟨58' ↓10JAESUNG ↓57'15MOONHWAN ↓71'19KANGIN 🟨4'22YOUNGWOO ↓71'
Squads
Match squads
Mexico — Squad
#Player
1Raul RANGEL
2Jorge SANCHEZ
4Edson ALVAREZ
5Johan VASQUEZ
6Erik LIRA
7Luis ROMO ⚽50' · ↓71'
8Alvaro FIDALGO
9Raul JIMENEZ ↓80'
10Alexis VEGA
11Santiago GIMENEZ ↑80'
12Carlos ACEVEDO
13Guillermo OCHOA
14Armando GONZALEZ
15Israel REYES ↑80'
16Julian QUINONES ↓84'
17Orbelin PINEDA ↑71'
18Obed VARGAS ↑71'
19Gilberto MORA
20Mateo CHAVEZ
21Cesar HUERTA ↑84'
22Guillermo MARTINEZ
23Jesus GALLARDO
24Luis CHAVEZ
25Roberto ALVARADO ↓80'
26Brian GUTIERREZ ↓71'
Korea Republic — Squad
#Player
1KIM Seunggyu
2LEE Hanbeom
3LEE Gihyuk
4KIM Minjae
5KIM Taehyeon
6HWANG Inbeom
7SON Heungmin ↓57'
8PAIK Seungho 🟨58' · ↓77'
9CHO Guesung ↑77'
10LEE Jaesung ↓57'
11HWANG Heechan ↑57'
12SONG Bumkeun
13LEE Taeseok
14CHO Wije
15KIM Moonhwan ↓71'
16PARK Jinseob
17BAE Junho
18OH Hyeongyu ↑57'
19LEE Kangin 🟨4'
20YANG Hyunjun ↑71'
21JO Hyeonwoo
22SEOL Youngwoo ↓71'
23CASTROP Jens
24KIM Jingyu
25EOM Jisung ↑71'
26LEE Donggyeong
Post-Match Intelligence
Core Players & Final Team Stats
Mexico — Final Stats
Possession40.8%
Passes / Completed432 / 360
Pass Accuracy83.3%
Shots / On Target8 / 4
Corners0
Yellow Cards0
Offsides3
Def. Pressures265
Forced Turnovers46
Linebreaks (Att / Comp)13 / 3
Counter-Press Score6.50
Korea Republic — Final Stats
Possession51.8%
Passes / Completed593 / 510
Pass Accuracy86.0%
Shots / On Target9 / 2
Corners2
Yellow Cards2
Offsides6
Def. Pressures217
Forced Turnovers48
Linebreaks (Att / Comp)14 / 4
Counter-Press Score9.04
Head-to-Head Comparison
MEX 40.8%PossessionKOR 51.8%
MEX 432PassesKOR 593
MEX 8ShotsKOR 9
MEX 4Shots on TargetKOR 2
MEX 265Def. PressuresKOR 217
MEX 6Counter-PressKOR 9
Distance & Speed Comparison
MEX 119,766Total Distance (m)KOR 114,219
MEX 0Total SprintsKOR 21
MEX 33.2Max Top Speed (km/h)KOR 34.4
MEX 29.4Avg Top Speed (km/h)KOR 27.9
Mexico — Core Performers
PlayerDist mPassSprkm/hHighlight
Erik LIRA12,17149—30.2
Jorge SANCHEZ11,99732—30.6
Johan VASQUEZ11,02754—27.6
Jesus GALLARDO10,84051—31.2
Edson ALVAREZ10,50576—30.7
Julian QUINONES10,19627—32.1
Luis ROMO9,35235—28.9⚽
Roberto ALVARADO9,19123—33.2
Korea Republic — Core Performers
PlayerDist mPassSprkm/hHighlight
HWANG Inbeom11,71161—30.6
LEE Hanbeom10,66160—32.0
LEE Gihyuk10,36485—31.4
KIM Minjae10,17993—34.4
LEE Kangin9,61857—26.4YC
PAIK Seungho9,07351—28.9YC
KIM Moonhwan 8,77525—31.8
SEOL Youngwoo8,18738—33.5
Player Physical & Goal Metrics
All player analytics from the post-match snapshot
SPARQL · Player Analytics 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021442" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)
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SPARQL Queries
Knowledge graph exploration
Match Overview
Mexico vs Korea Republic — core match metadata
SPARQL · Match Overview 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021442" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}
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Goals
All goal events with scorer and assist
SPARQL · Goals 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021442" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)
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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases
Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams
SPARQL · Team Analytics 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021442" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName
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