Mexico vs South Korea Predictions - Mexico set to win back-to-back World Cup matches

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Mexico unbeaten in last nine matches, strong home form.
South Korea have struggled to beat Mexico in recent clashes
Prediction: Mexico win, both teams to score (2-1).

Mexico have a solid record against South Korea (Getty Images)

Mexico have been performing well at home recently and started their FIFA World Cup campaign with a comfortable victory. South Korea also began their finals with a win, but have struggled to beat Mexico in recent clashes. Mexico are predicted to win with BTTS.

Mexico have won 4 of their last 5 home fixtures.
Mexico have scored 13 goals in 5 home matches.
Mexico have conceded 1 goal in 5 home games.
South Korea have won 3 of their last 5 away fixtures.
South Korea have scored 8 goals in 5 away games.
South Korea have conceded 6 goals in 5 away matches.

Head to Head

Mexico have the advantage over South Korea, with eight victories to four, including two draws in 14 meetings.

Mexico Form

Mexico cruised to a comfortable victory over South Africa in their opening Group A match last week, winning 2-0.

The host nation had 61% possession and 16 shots in the match, with five attempts on target.

Before that, El Tri played three World Cup warm-up matches at the end of May and the start of June. They defeated Ghana 2-0, Australia 1-0, and Serbia 5-1.

In March, Mexico had to settle for back-to-back draws in two international friendlies, playing to a goalless draw against Portugal before drawing 1-1 with Belgium.

El Tricolor have won all of their last five matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding two.

Mexico have registered four victories in their last five home fixtures, with one draw. They scored 13 goals and conceded one.

Mexico had no trouble against South Africa and will start confidently against South Korea, as they are unbeaten against their opponents in their last four matches, which include three wins and one draw.

South Korea Form

South Korea came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in their opening FIFA World Cup game last weekend.

The Tigers of Asia had 40% possession and eight shots in the game, with four attempts on target.

Before that performance, the Taegeuk Warriors played two World Cup warm-up matches between the end of May and the beginning of June, thrashing Trinidad & Tobago 5-0 and edging El Salvador 1-0.

In March, South Korea struggled in two international friendly matches, losing 4-0 to the Ivory Coast and 1-0 to Austria.

The Tigers of Asia have won three of their last five fixtures, with two defeats. They scored eight goals and conceded six.

The Taegeuk Warriors have recorded three victories in their last five away games, with two defeats. They scored eight goals and conceded six.

South Korea will be pleased with their efforts last weekend, but face a tricky test against Mexico, as their opponents are unbeaten in their last nine matches and tend to score goals when playing at home.

Team News

Mexico

Julián Quiñones scored the opening goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the match against South Africa.

Veteran Raúl Jiménez was also on the scoresheet.

César Montes received a red card against South Africa and will serve a suspension.

Goalkeepers: Carlos Acevedo, Guillermo Ochoa, Raul Rangel

Defenders: Edson Alvarez, Israel Reyes, Jesus Gallardo, Johan Vasquez, Jorge Sanchez, Mateo Chavez, Cesar Montes

Midfielders: Alvaro Fidalgo, Brian Gutierrez, Erik Lira, Gilberto Mora, Luis Romo, Obed Vargas, Orbelin Pineda

Forwards: Alexis Vega, Armando Gonzalez, César Huerta, Guillermo Martinez, Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez, Santiago Gimenez

South Korea

In-Beom Hwang scored the equaliser against the Czech Republic last weekend.

Hyeon-Gyu Oh scored the winner towards the end of the second half.

Tae-Hyon Kim and Jun-Ho Bae have returned to training and could feature against Mexico.

Goalkeepers: Hyeon-Woo Jo, Seung-Gyu Kim, Bum-Keun Song

Defenders: Moon-Hwan Kim, Min-Jae Kim, Tae-Hyon Kim, Jin-Seob Park, Young-Woo Seol, Jens Castrop, Ki-Hyuk Lee, Tae-Seok Lee, Han-Beom Lee, Yu-Min Cho

Midfielders: Jin-Gyu Kim, Jun-Ho Bae, Seung-Ho Paik, Hyun-Jun Yang, Ji-Sung Eom, Kang-In Lee, Dong-Gyeong Lee, Jae-Sung Lee, In-Beom Hwang, Hee-Chan Hwang

Forwards: Heung-Min Son, Hyeon-Gyu Oh, Gue-Sung Cho

Verdict

Mexico v South Korea

Mexico have had success against South Korea in recent years and are tipped to secure a BTTS victory in their FIFA World Cup Group A match with a 2-1 scoreline.

Mexico Win

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