Group stage · Group A · M28

Mexico 1 - 0 Korea Republic

18 Jun 2026 · Guadalajara Stadium

Mexico

1:0

xG 0,34 – 0,87

4-1-2-3 vs 3-4-3

Korea Republic

Staff briefing

xG was relatively balanced (0.34–0.87).
Shapes: 4-1-2-3 vs 3-4-3.

0,34 – 0,87

from FIFA match report

Match distance

228,7 km

Mexico TD

116,6 km

Z4/Z5 5,3 / 1,8

Top speed

34,4 km/h

Sprints: 895

Match report

Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR

Mexico: 4-1-2-3Korea Republic: 3-4-3

MexicoPossessionKorea Republic

40,8%

contested 7,3%

51,8%

MexicoMetricKorea Republic

1Goals0

0,3xG0,9

8 (4)Attempts (on target)9 (2)

432 (360)Passes (completed)593 (510)

83Pass completion %86

76Completed line breaks75

4Defensive line breaks9

56Receptions in final third84

5Crosses8

18Ball progressions16

265 (39)Defensive pressures217 (37)

46Forced turnovers48

69Second balls62

116,5 kmDistance112,1 km

5,3 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)5,3 km

In possession

39%Build-up unopposed48%

16%Build-up opposed15%

17%Progression13%

6%Final third9%

6%Long ball5%

14%Attacking transition9%

1%Counter-attack0%

5%Set piece5%

Out of possession

4%High press11%

5%Mid press5%

0%Low press0%

4%High block6%

30%Mid block29%

22%Low block8%

4%Recovery2%

9%Defensive transition14%

6%Counter-press9%

Tactical boards

Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report

Lineups & formationsPDF p.2

Mexico

Distance: 116,55 km
HSR: 1 404
Sprints: 452
Top speed: 33,2
Zone 4: 5,29 km
Zone 5: 1,81 km

Korea Republic

Distance: 112,11 km
HSR: 1 174
Sprints: 443
Top speed: 34,4
Zone 4: 5,30 km
Zone 5: 1,95 km

Individual physical data

Official FIFA PDF →

32 rows

Player	Pos
#6Erik LIRA	MF	90	11,87	0,46	0,07	140	35	30,5	11 869
#2Jorge SANCHEZ	DF	90	11,74	0,70	0,26	158	60	30,6	11 745
#6HWANG Inbeom	MF	90	11,49	0,40	0,10	132	27	30,6	11 492
#5Johan VASQUEZ	DF	90	10,74	0,37	0,06	133	31	27,9	10 745
#23Jesus GALLARDO	DF	90	10,51	0,38	0,16	93	35	31,3	10 512
#2LEE Hanbeom	DF	90	10,48	0,39	0,14	130	30	32,1	10 483
#4Edson ALVAREZ	DF	90	10,22	0,37	0,18	125	38	30,8	10 219
#3LEE Gihyuk	MF	90	10,17	0,43	0,19	117	35	31,6	10 167
#4KIM Minjae	DF	90	9,97	0,35	0,25	85	33	34,4	9 969
#16Julian QUINONES	FW	84	9,93	0,55	0,24	132	55	32,1	10 644
#19LEE Kangin	MF	90	9,41	0,26	0,02	82	25	26,4	9 415
#7Luis ROMO	MF	50	9,08	0,51	0,08	143	38	28,9	16 343
#8PAIK Seungho	MF	77	8,93	0,30	0,06	94	25	28,9	10 438
#25Roberto ALVARADO	FW	80	8,89	0,58	0,25	89	44	33,2	9 996
#15KIM Moonhwan	DF	71	8,57	0,60	0,21	109	52	32,1	10 865
#26Brian GUTIERREZ	MF	71	8,31	0,39	0,07	115	36	30,7	10 530
#9Raul JIMENEZ	FW	80	8,13	0,34	0,17	78	35	31,2	9 143
#22SEOL Youngwoo	DF	71	8,02	0,49	0,25	71	43	33,5	10 166
#10LEE Jaesung	MF	57	6,97	0,52	0,09	95	41	29,4	11 008
#7SON Heungmin	FW	57	6,44	0,37	0,28	64	34	33,7	10 176
#1KIM Seunggyu	GK	90	5,40	0,06	0,00	12	5	25,1	5 398
#1Raul RANGEL	GK	90	5,31	0,00	0,00	19	0	20,1	5 314
#11HWANG Heechan	MF	33	4,22	0,27	0,11	48	21	30,0	11 522
#18OH Hyeongyu	FW	33	3,96	0,23	0,08	45	19	29,6	10 800
#17Orbelin PINEDA	MF	19	3,30	0,16	0,08	55	14	31,3	15 618
#18Obed VARGAS	MF	19	3,10	0,21	0,06	51	12	31,5	14 705
#25EOM Jisung	MF	19	3,05	0,32	0,11	32	23	30,9	14 469
#20YANG Hyunjun	MF	19	2,94	0,21	0,06	37	21	32,9	13 909
#9CHO Guesung	FW	13	2,07	0,10	0,01	21	9	26,7	14 340
#11Santiago GIMENEZ	FW	10	1,94	0,10	0,08	31	8	30,9	17 492
#15Israel REYES	DF	10	1,89	0,07	0,00	21	4	22,9	16 991
#21Cesar HUERTA	FW	6	1,58	0,10	0,04	21	7	28,4	23 706