Mexico beat South Korea 1-0. South Korea controlled the ball — 58% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Luis Romo, rated 8.0.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Group stage
   MEX 4-3-3·— KOR
   Coach: Javier Aguirre · —Referee: Gustavo Tejera, Uruguay📍 Estadio Akron
2. 1. First half
   2. 4'
      

      KOR
      Yellow card
      Lee Kang-In
3. 1. Second half
   2. 50'
      

      MEX
      GOOOAL!Luis Romo
   3. 57'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Hwang Hee-Chan▼Lee Jae-Sung
   4. 57'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Oh Hyeon-Gyu▼Son Heung-Min
   5. 58'
      

      KOR
      Yellow card
      Paik Seung-Ho
   6. 71'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲O. Vargas▼Luis Romo
   7. 71'
      

      MEX
      Substitution
      ▲Orbelín Pineda▼B. Gutierrez
   8. 71'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲J. Eom▼Kim Moon-Hwan
   9. 71'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Yang Hyun-Jun▼Seol Young-Woo
   10. 77'
       

       KOR
       Substitution
       ▲Cho Gue-Sung▼Paik Seung-Ho
   11. 80'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲I. Reyes▼Roberto Alvarado
   12. 80'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲Santiago Giménez▼Raúl Jiménez
   13. 84'
       

       MEX
       Substitution
       ▲C. S. Huerta Valera▼J. Quinones