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🇲🇽
Mexico
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🇰🇷
Korea Republic

Group Stage · Group A · Thu, Jun 18 · 8:00 pm Mexico City · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

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Probable XI

Projected — firms up ~24h before kickoff
🇲🇽
Mexico4-3-3 projected
ManagerJavier Aguirre
1Acevedo
35Sánchez
23Montes
3Reyes
20Gallardo
15Fidalgo
Aguirre
21Vargas
25Alvarado
34González
9Vega
Bench & squad · 16
AMGutiérrezLWHuertaDMÁlvarezDMLiraAMMoraSTMartínezGKOchoaCBVásquezSTQuiñonesDMChávezDMRomoLBChávezCMPinedaSTJiménezGKRangelSTGiménez
🇰🇷
Korea Republic4-3-3 projected
ManagerTo be confirmed
31Song
33Kim
13Lee
3Lee
17Lee
17Castrop
97Kim
Hong
13Yang
10Cho
7Son
Bench & squad · 16
AMLeeSTHwangSTOhGKJoDMHwangAMLeeLWEomDMParkAMBaeAMLeeCBKimGKKimCMPaikCBKimCBChoRBSeol

Recent form · last 4

🇲🇽Mexico

WWWW
  • vs South AfricaFIFA World Cup20
  • vs SerbiaInternational Friendlies51
  • vs AustraliaInternational Friendlies10
  • vs GhanaInternational Friendlies20

🇰🇷Korea Republic

WWWL
  • vs Czech RepublicFIFA World Cup21
  • vs El SalvadorInternational Friendlies10
  • vs Trinidad and TobagoInternational Friendlies50
  • @ AustriaInternational Friendlies01

Factlen projection

Win probability

56%16%28%
Mexico winDrawKorea Republic win

Model estimate from confederation strength + home edge, before confirmed lineups. Editorial projection — not betting advice.

Pre-match analysis

How Mexico vs Korea Republic sets up

🇲🇽Mexico· 4-3-3

Aguirre's recent Ghana tune-up pointed toward Raúl Rangel in goal, a young Mora-led attacking midfield, and a choice between Santiago Giménez, Raúl Jiménez, and Armando González at No. 9.

🇰🇷Korea Republic

Korea Republic will aim to stay compact, frustrate the press, and threaten on quick transitions and set pieces.

What to watch: the first duel after every turnover, set-piece quality at both ends, and which manager blinks first on substitutions as the game opens up.

MexicoTale of the tapeKorea Republic
Javier AguirreManagerTBC
4-3-3 projectedFormation4-3-3 projected
CONCACAFConfederationAFC
Group AGroupGroup A

Key players

🇲🇽Mexico

  • Álvaro FidalgoCM · #15
  • Javier AguirreCM
  • Obed VargasCM · #21

🇰🇷Korea Republic

  • Jens CastropCM · #17
  • Jin-gyu KimCM · #97
  • Myung-bo HongCM

Mexico squad watch

Official sources

Aguirre publishes Mexico's preliminary World Cup player pool

Mexico's preliminary list keeps the final 26 open until 1 June, with a domestic-camp core already working under Javier Aguirre.

Source: El País · May 13, 12:19 AM UTC

Ghana friendly gives Mexico a working opener blueprint

The latest friendly reinforced Rangel's hold on the goalkeeper spot and put Gilberto Mora, Brian Gutiérrez, and Armando González deeper into the selection conversation.

Source: El País · May 23, 3:56 AM UTC

Korea Republic squad watch

Official sources

Mexico roster

Preliminary squad - 55/55

Squad source

GK

Guillermo OchoaAEL LimassolPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Raúl RangelGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Carlos AcevedoSantos LagunaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
José Antonio RodríguezTijuanaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Carlos MorenoPachucaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Alex PadillaAthletic BilbaoPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal

DF

Jesús GallardoTolucaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
César MontesLokomotiv MoscowPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Jesús Alberto AnguloTigres UANLPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Julián AraujoCelticPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Víctor GuzmánMonterreyPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Richard LedezmaGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Everardo LópezTolucaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Denzell GarcíaJuárezPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Bryan GonzálezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Ramón JuárezAmericaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Eduardo ÁguilaAtlético San LuisPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Alejandro GómezTijuanaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal

MF

Edson ÁlvarezFenerbahce - Captain in preliminary poolPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Orbelín PinedaAEK AthensPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Carlos RodríguezCruz AzulPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Roberto AlvaradoGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Luis RomoGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Luis ChávezDynamo MoscowPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Érick SánchezAmericaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Diego LainezTigres UANLPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Efraín ÁlvarezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Brian GutiérrezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Alexis GutiérrezAmericaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Gilberto MoraTijuanaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Obed VargasAtlético MadridPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Jesús Ricardo AnguloTolucaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Jordán CarrilloPumasPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Kevin CastañedaTijuanaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Álvaro FidalgoBetisPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Jorge RuvalcabaNew York Red BullsPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Alexéi DomínguezPachucaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Jeremy MárquezCruz AzulPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Elías MontielPachucaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Isaías ViolanteAmericaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal

FW

Raúl JiménezFulhamPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Santiago GiménezMilanPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
César HuertaAnderlechtPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Julián QuiñonesAl-QadsiahPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Germán BerterameInter MiamiPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Guillermo MartínezPumasPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Armando GonzálezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal

Korea Republic roster

Final squad - 9/26

Squad source

DF

Kim MinjaeBayern MunichPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal
Seol YoungwooCrvena ZvezdaPhoto: Fenul · Fenul Internal

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