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Mexico🇰🇷
Korea RepublicGroup Stage · Group A · Thu, Jun 18 · 8:00 pm Mexico City · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
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🇰🇷
Korea Republic4-3-3 projected
ManagerTo be confirmed
31Song
33Kim
13Lee
3Lee
17Lee
17Castrop
97Kim
Hong
13Yang
10Cho
7SonRecent form · last 4
🇲🇽Mexico
WWWD
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
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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
Guillermo OchoaAEL LimassolPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Raúl RangelGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Carlos AcevedoSantos LagunaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
José Antonio RodríguezTijuanaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Carlos MorenoPachucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Alex PadillaAthletic BilbaoPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
DF
Jesús GallardoTolucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
César MontesLokomotiv MoscowPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jorge SánchezPAOKPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Johan VásquezGenoaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Israel ReyesAmericaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jesús Alberto AnguloTigres UANLPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Julián AraujoCelticPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Víctor GuzmánMonterreyPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Richard LedezmaGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Everardo LópezTolucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Denzell GarcíaJuárezPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Bryan GonzálezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Ramón JuárezAmericaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Eduardo ÁguilaAtlético San LuisPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Alejandro GómezTijuanaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
MF
Edson ÁlvarezFenerbahce - Captain in preliminary poolPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Orbelín PinedaAEK AthensPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Carlos RodríguezCruz AzulPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Roberto AlvaradoGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Luis RomoGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Luis ChávezDynamo MoscowPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Érick SánchezAmericaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Diego LainezTigres UANLPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Érik LiraCruz AzulPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Marcel RuizTolucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Efraín ÁlvarezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Brian GutiérrezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Alexis GutiérrezAmericaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Gilberto MoraTijuanaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Obed VargasAtlético MadridPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jesús Ricardo AnguloTolucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jordán CarrilloPumasPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Kevin CastañedaTijuanaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Álvaro FidalgoBetisPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jorge RuvalcabaNew York Red BullsPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Alexéi DomínguezPachucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jeremy MárquezCruz AzulPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Elías MontielPachucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Isaías ViolanteAmericaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
FW
Raúl JiménezFulhamPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Alexis VegaTolucaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Santiago GiménezMilanPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
César HuertaAnderlechtPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Julián QuiñonesAl-QadsiahPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Germán BerterameInter MiamiPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Guillermo MartínezPumasPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Armando GonzálezGuadalajaraPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Korea Republic roster
Final squad - 9/26
GK
Song BumkeunJeonbukPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Jo HyeonwooUlsanPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Kim Seung-gyuFC TokyoPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
DF
Kim MinjaeBayern MunichPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Seol YoungwooCrvena ZvezdaPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
MF
Hwang HeechanWolvesPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
FW
Son HeungminLAFCPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal
Cho GuesungMidtjyllandPhoto: Fenul (Gemini-generated portrait) · Fenul Internal