Mexico and South Korea have the opportunity to win Group A at the 2026 World Cup with victory on matchday two.
The hosts kicked off the tournament with a comfortable 2–0 win over South Africa—one that included an emotional first World Cup goal for Raul Jiménez—before South Korea came from behind to beat Czechia. It means a win here for either teams cements first place, as the group is decided on head-to-head record rather than goal difference.
Mexico was comfortably better than South Africa at the world famous Estadio Azteca, dominating in every aspect of a game that saw three players shown red cards. Mexico took 16 shots on goal, had 20 touches in the opposition box, enjoyed 60% possession and completed 90% of its passes.
South Korea was not as dominant against Czechia, but did all the hard work to come back from a goal down. Hyun-Gyu Oh’s 80th minute winner capitalized on the momentum that had been built after equalizing, and that confidence must be taken into a game that South Korea has only won four times in 14 historical meetings.
