• In the 25th minute, Carlos Vela buried a penalty kick into the back of the net after a handball to give Mexico a 1-0 lead over South Korea.
• A win for Mexico will put it in a commanding position in the group.
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31’: South Korea Seeking Equalizer
Son Heung-Min unleashes an impressive-looking free kick from about 30 yards out in the center of the field, but his well-struck shot flies just high.
27’: Another Chance for Mexico
Mexico looks ready to put in another one right away. Vela plays a perfect ball across the top of the area to Layun, but Layun’s wide-open shot goes just over the bar.
25’: Goal Mexico!
A handball in the area gives Mexico a penalty kick, and Carlos Vela buries it and gives Mexico the early lead! Jang Hyun-Soo was the culprit for South Korea — he slid in to try to stop Guardado near the end line, but Guardado’s cross caught him on the arm and the ref blew his whistle for a penalty.
Mexico unstoppable since this guy starting supporting them. Just saying pic.twitter.com/PNQLmuyhQn
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) June 23, 2018
21’: Another Chance for South Korea!
Song Heung-Min, South Korea’s most dangerous player, receives a long ball and has a break on goal, but Carlos Salcedo gets back to block the shot, crucially.
14’: South Korea Chance
South Korea gets its first opportunity, and it’s a frightening one for Mexico. Hwang Hee-Chan gets to the end line and floats a ball to the back post, but Chucky Lozano flies in to break it up and prevent Lee Yong from getting a foot on it. Lozano, the goal-scorer in Mexico’s win over Germany, has tracked back for a couple nice defensive plays already today.
Great speed and slide tackle from Hirving Lozano to snuff out that dangerous South Korean fast break. The man does it all.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) June 23, 2018
10’: Mexico Dominating Possession
Through the first 10 minutes: 72 percent, according to ESPN. They’ve earned a couple set pieces in South Korea’s half, including a corner kick just now, but none have been particularly threatening.
4’: Early Chance for Mexico
Mexico gets an early opportunity with a free kick from about 35 yards out on the left side, but Layun’s free kick is easily headed away.
2’: Lineup Changes
Mexico made one change to its starting lineup: Hugo Ayala, who started last game at centerback, is on the bench. Carlos Salcedo, a right back against Germany, slides into the middle to take his place, and Edson Alvarez gets into the lineup to play on the right.
1’: We’re Underway!
Mexico in white, and South Korea in red.
Weather Report: It’s Hot
Andrew Keh: It’s about 93 degrees right now in Rostov-on-Don, with a whole bunch of humidity, the type of weather that makes you sweat just by sitting in it. I’m in the outdoor press seating area right now, where my fellow journalists are all aggressively wiping the perspiration from their foreheads.
South Korea Coach Shin Tae-yong said before the game that the weather could be “a deciding factor,” one that he oddly seemed to concede to Mexico: “I think that the weather will work in favor of the Mexican team because they are used to the heat,” Shin said, before adding about his own squad: “I think the weather will impact us negatively.”
Lineups:
Mexico:
13 Guillermo Ochoa
15 Héctor Moreno
3 Carlos Salcedo
23 Jesús Gallardo
21 Edson Álvarez
11 Carlos Vela
18 Andrés Guardado
16 Héctor Herrera
14 Javier Hernández
22 Hirving Lozano
7 Miguel Layún
South Korea:
23 Jo Hyeon-Woo
19 Kim Young-Gwon
20 Jang Hyun-Soo
12 Kim Min-Woo
2 Lee Yong
16 Ki Sung-Yueng
8 Ju Se-Jong
17 Lee Jae-Sung
18 Moon Seon-Min
7 Son Heung-Min
11 Hwang Hee-Chan
Mexico vs. South Korea Top Story Lines
• Mexico’s lineup: Under Manager Juan Carlos Osorio, Mexico has used 49 different lineups in 49 different games. After such an impressive performance against Germany, how much will Osorio be willing to tinker with his starting XI?
• Coming off its thrilling opener (it caused an earthquake, after all), one of Mexico’s biggest threats may be complacency. Osorio addressed it in a pregame news conference on Friday: “We talked about how to not fall into the comfort zone and rest on our laurels,” he told reporters at a news conference. “This week we’ve talked about the topic, we’ve looked at two or three situations and emphasized what we did right against Germany.
• Did Mexico get enough sleep? It had to sent its captain, Rafa Marquez, out to address raucous fans in front of its hotel Friday night to thank them but also make a small request: Please, let the players rest.
• South Korea needs Son Heung-min to come up with a much better performance than he could muster against Sweden. In a side that appeared to lack ideas, he has the potential to be a difference-maker on offense.
Graphic
Video Review at the World Cup Is Resulting in More Goals From Penalty Kicks
The video-assistant-referee system has led to a higher percentage of penalty-kick goals than in each previous tournament.
Some Pregame Reading
• The Mexican federation and some of its players, including Chicharito, took to social media to ask fans to stop using a homophobic chant in the stadium. FIFA fined the federation for the fans’ chant in its opening game against Germany.
• Meet Iceland’s “Ruligans” — the polite-but-passionate fan group that has grown from a few outliers in plastic Viking helmets into a singing, thunder-clapping force.
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