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Luis Romo scored the only goal as Mexico held South Korea to one shot in the 2026 World Cup Group A match, officials said.
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, Mexico defeated South Korea in a 2026 World Cup Group A match at Guadalajara Stadium, with midfielder Luis Romo scoring the decisive goal.
- Eight years after South Korea's stunning upset over Germany at the 2018 World Cup helped Mexico advance, fans from both nations rekindled a friendship that has become the tournament's most unexpected storyline.
- Mexico ranks fifth globally for K-pop listening according to Spotify data; fans have embraced the slogan 'Coreano, hermano, ya eres Mexicano,' welcoming South Korean supporters as adopted countrymen.
- For 90 minutes in Zapopan, the teams set aside their friendship to compete; simultaneously, supporters gathered for public watch parties at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul to follow the action.
- Mexico's victory showcased deep mutual respect between the nations; as one fan told NPR ahead of the match, 'Whoever wins, that's my team,' capturing the tournament's heartwarming essence.
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The medium of the Mexican National Team, Luis Romo, assured his wife that he would score a goal in the World Cup and fulfilled it to South Korea. The player of the Chivas shared in his Instagram account a capture of Whatsapp where he tells his partner, Maria Fernanda, to join for his goal. "Prepare for your goal love. I will put goal, you will see," he wrote to him. At the 50th minute of the game against the Asians contested at Guadalajara Stadi…
It was not necessary for the Mexican team to bend South Korea – as happened in the end, for a goal to zero – or even for the game to start at Akron Stadium, so that the Angel of Independence and nearby points, like the Zona Rosa, began to overflow by a human wave hungry for a party.
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The Objective | Periodismo ethosMexico’s men’s football team beat South Korea’s team by 1-0 this Friday in a match corresponding to the second day in Group A at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is being played both on Mexican soil and in the United States and Canada. Read more]]>
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As soon as the final whistle sounded, the mariachi began to sing in the most emblematic monument of the Mexican capital, while thousands of people came walking from all directions, leaving stranded some vehicles whose drivers had dared to circulate near More than 500 kilometers, in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Mexico surpassed 1-0 South Korea to add its second win in the same number of World Cup matches as it co-hosted wit…
The Mexican team made South Korea lose patience. Mexico bet for a fight in the center of the field and the Koreans for the long possessions with the ball. A battle in the mud in which the Mexicans found a lucky play with Luis Romo's unexpected performance to win 1-0, for the minimum, but with what it takes to stay with the leader of Group A. The team thus guarantees their pass to tens of thousands of finals and dreams of playing that match on th…
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