Mexico and South Korea face off in a key match of Group A of the 2026 World Cup

The Azteca Stadium lived up to expectations in its third opening match, and now the focus shifts to the duel between Mexico and South Korea to define the leadership of Group A. Javier Aguirre will have to rearrange his defense after César Montes's sanction, with the possible inclusion of 'Morita' in the midfield instead of Brian Gutiérrez. On the other side, South Korea is preparing to field the same starting eleven as against the Czech Republic, keeping Hee-chan Hwang and Gue-sung Cho as key assets for the second half. Heung-min Son will lead the attack as the '9'.

Possible Mexico Lineup

Rangel | Gallardo, Johan Vásquez, Edson Álvarez, Israel Reyes | Erik Lira, Brian Gutiérrez, Fidalgo | Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez, and Alvarado

Possible South Korea Lineup

Seung-gyu Kim | Han-beom Lee, Min-jae Kim, Gi-hyuk Lee | Young-woo Seol, In-beom Hwang, Seung-ho Paik, Tae-seok Lee | Kang-in Lee, Heung-min Son, and Jae-sung Lee

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, México y Corea del Sur se enfrentan en duelo clave del Grupo A del Mundial 2026