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
1Acevedo
35Sánchez
23Montes
3Reyes
20Gallardo
15Fidalgo
Aguirre
21Vargas
25Alvarado
34González
9Vega
31Song
33Kim
13Lee
3Lee
17Lee
17Castrop
97Kim
Hong
13Yang
10Cho
7SonRecent form · last 4
🇲🇽Mexico
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Win probability
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.
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 sourcesAguirre 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 sourcesKorea Republic squad watch
Latest squad coverage, roster movement, and selection context for this team.
Source: NBC Sports squad tracker, cross-checked against FIFA squad-announcement hub · May 26, 12:00 AM UTC
Mexico roster
Preliminary squad - 55/55
GK
DF
MF
FW
Korea Republic roster
Final squad - 9/26
GK
DF
MF
FW
