The story

Both teams have scored in all three of their most recent head-to-head meetings, with Mexico averaging 2.33 goals per match and Korea Republic conceding 2.33 goals per match across those fixtures. Mexico are unbeaten in all three recent encounters, and Hyeon-gyu Oh carries Korea Republic's best head-to-head rating at 7.94, while Guillermo Ochoa leads Mexico's at 7.65. Korea Republic have scored a late goal in each of their last three World Cup matches, with both sides most often finding the net in the final 30 minutes of their recent meetings.