International Friendly

Mexico vs South Korea, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Mexico
  • 22': Raúl Jiménez
  • 90'+4': Santiago Gimenez
FT
2 - 2
South Korea
  • 65': Son Heung-Min
  • 75': Oh Hyun-Gyu

About

Mexico are hosting South Korea at GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Korea Republic).
  • 1': Johan Vásquez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Handball by Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Berterame.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Germán Berterame.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan following a fast break.
  • 11': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
  • 11': Érik Lira (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Mateo Chávez (Mexico).
  • 13': Jens Castrop (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Érick Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 14': Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Jens Castrop with a headed pass.
  • 16': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jens Castrop.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic).
  • 18': Johan Vásquez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In following a fast break.
  • 21': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Korea Republic).
  • 21': Érick Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Mexico 1, Korea Republic 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Huescas.
  • 28': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
  • 28': Jens Castrop (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Érik Lira (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Germán Berterame with a headed pass.
  • 32': Bae Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Juan Purata (Mexico).
  • 36': Foul by Marcel Ruíz (Mexico).
  • 36': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Marcel Ruíz (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
  • 40': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Korea Republic).
  • 43': Mateo Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic).
  • 44': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Johan Vásquez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Germán Berterame with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Korea Republic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Korea Republic 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Jens Castrop.
  • 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 45': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Marcel Ruíz.
  • 46': Érick Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic).
  • 47': Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic).
  • 48': Foul by Érick Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 48': Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Myung-Jae.
  • 53': Foul by Mateo Chávez (Mexico).
  • 53': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Rodrigo Huescas.
  • 54': Foul by Kim Tae-Hyeon (Korea Republic).
  • 54': Juan Purata (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Huescas.
  • 57': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Lee Han-Beom.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Mateo Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Alexis Vega replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Germán Berterame.
  • 65': Goal! Mexico 1, Korea Republic 1. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu with a headed pass.
  • 67': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
  • 67': Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Érik Lira (Mexico).
  • 67': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Vásquez.
  • 73': Foul by Mateo Chávez (Mexico).
  • 73': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Tae-Seok replaces Lee Myung-Jae.
  • 73': Substitution, Korea Republic. Jeong Sang-Bin replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
  • 74': Diego Lainez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Kim Tae-Hyeon (Korea Republic).
  • 75': Goal! Mexico 1, Korea Republic 2. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In following a fast break.
  • 76': Foul by Kim Tae-Hyeon (Korea Republic).
  • 76': Santiago Giménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Mexico. Jorge Sánchez replaces Rodrigo Huescas.
  • 79': Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo replaces Mateo Chávez.
  • 80': Substitution, Korea Republic. Seol Young-Woo replaces Lee Kang-In.
  • 86': Diego Lainez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
  • 87': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Dong-Gyeong replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 88': Foul by Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic).
  • 88': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
  • 89': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Lainez.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Mexico 2, Korea Republic 2. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Diego Lainez (Mexico).
  • 90'+5': Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Korea Republic 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Mexico 2, Korea Republic 2.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/kors.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originKOR MEXhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/mex.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
14 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 1
45.8 Possession 54.2
8 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
376 Accurate Passes 446
437 Passes 518
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 40
19 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 13
9 Tackles 14
0.9 Tackle % 0.9
9 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 11
22 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 27,604

Line-Ups

MEX Mexico (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Raúl Rangel (GK)
5 Johan Vásquez
15 Juanjo Purata
20 Mateo Chávez
24 Rodrigo Huescas
6 Erik Lira
14 Marcel Ruiz Yellow Card
18 Érick Sánchez
9 Raúl Jiménez
22 Hirving Lozano
7 Germán Berterame
Mexico Substitutes:
Jorge Sánchez, Santiago Gimenez, Jesús Gallardo, Ángel Malagón, Carlos Rodríguez, Carlos Moreno, Alexis Vega, Orbelín Pineda, Jesús Orozco, Diego Lainez, Roberto Alvarado.

KOR South Korea (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Kim Seung-Gyu (GK)
4 Kim Min-Jae
26 Kim Tae-Hyeon
3 Han-Beom Lee
2 Lee Myung-Jae
15 Kim Moon-Hwan
23 Jens Castrop
5 Park Yong-Woo
17 Bae Jun-Ho
18 Lee Kang-in
19 Oh Hyun-Gyu
South Korea Substitutes:
Seo Min-Woo, Oh Se-Hun, Byeon Jun-Soo, Kim Ju-Sung, Seol Young-Woo, Lee Dong-Gyeong, Park Jin-Seop, Lee Tae-Seok, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Kim Jin-Kyu, Jeong Sang-Bin, Paik Seung-Ho, Song Bum-Keun, Son Heung-Min.

Men's International Friendly News

Maresca cautious on the fitness of Cole Palmer
Maresca cautious on the fitness of Cole Palmer

Chelsea boss Enzo Mareca says they are "trying" to get Cole Palmer fit for their match vs. West Ham this Saturday.

Was Ivan Toney right to compare Saudi Pro League to the Premier League?
Was Ivan Toney right to compare Saudi Pro League to the Premier League?

Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens react to Ivan Toney's comments regarding the quality of the Saudi Pro League.

Why Balogun has the potential to be USMNT No. 9
Why Balogun has the potential to be USMNT No. 9

Herculez Gomez praises Folarin Balogun's "phenomenal" performance for the USMNT vs. Japan and his chances of becoming the next No. 9.

Nicol: Pochettino's comments were mind-blowing
Nicol: Pochettino's comments were mind-blowing

Steve Nicol questions Mauricio Pochettino's approach as USMNT manager but finds positives in Japan victory.

Zendejas' starring role has come at the right time for USMNT
Zendejas' starring role has come at the right time for USMNT

Just as things were beginning to look dire for Mauricio Pochettino's side, Alejandro Zendejas & Co. produced a display that has boosted optimism around the U.S. camp.