Edson Alvarez and Jorge Sanchez will cover holes in Mexico's defense in the match against...

The national teams of Mexico and South Korea will play a match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup in Guadalajara. Javier Aguirre, after the victory over South Africa (2:0), used from the first minutes Jorge Sanchez and Edson Alvarez to defend, while Romo will play in the center of the field. Hong Myeong-bo, against the background of the victory over the Czech Republic (2:1), brought Moon-hwan Kim to the starting line-up on the left wing. Mexico: Rangel - H. Sanchez, E. Alvarez, Vasquez, Gallardo - Romo, Lira, Gutierrez - Alvarado, Jimenez, Quiñones. Subs: Acevedo, Ochoa, Reyes, M. Chavez, Fidalgo, Pineda, Vargas, Mora, L. Chavez, Vega, Jimenez, A. Gonzalez, Huerta, G. Martinez. South Korea: Seung-gyu Kim - Han-beom Lee, Min-jae Kim, Ki-hyuk Lee - Yong-woo Seol, In-beom Hwang, Seung-ho Baek, Moon-hwan Kim - Kang-in Lee, Chae-sung Lee - Heung-min Son. Subs: Bum-geun Song, Hyun-woo Cho, Tae-hyun Kim, Tae-seok Lee, Wi-jae Cho, Chin-seop Park, Castrop, Hee Chang-hwan, Chun-ho Pae, Hyun-joon Yang, Jin-gyu Kim, Chi-sung Eom, Tong-kyung Lee, Gyu-sung Cho, Hyun-gyu Oh. The game Mexico - South Korea will start at 04:00 Kyiv time. Follow on media.