Mexico
Kick-off
21:00 EDT
Korea Republic
Match day
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Venue
Estadio Guadalajara
Estadio Akron
City & country
Guadalajara
🇲🇽 Mexico
The Players to Watch
Projected starting elevens for both sides. Full squad lists, coaches, and tactical setup are on the team pages.
Mexico
4-3-3 · Projected XI
Javier Aguirre
Edson Alvarez
Likely Starting XI · 4-3-3
- 13Guillermo Ochoa
AVS Futebol
- 19Jorge Sanchez
Cruz Azul
- 3Cesar Montes
Lokomotiv Moscow
- 5Johan Vasquez
Genoa
- 23Jesus Gallardo
Toluca
- 6Edson AlvarezC
Fenerbahce
- 18Luis Chavez
Pachuca
- 10Orbelin Pineda
AEK Athens
- 22Hirving Lozano
San Diego FC
- 25Raul Jimenez
Fulham
- 9Santiago Gimenez
AC Milan
Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.
Full squad and tacticsKorea Republic
4-2-3-1 · Projected XI
Hong Myung-bo
Son Heung-min
Likely Starting XI · 4-2-3-1
- 1Kim Seung-gyu
Al-Shabab
- 2Kim Moon-hwan
FC Seoul
- 4Kim Min-jae
Bayern Munich
- 19Kim Young-gwon
Ulsan HD
- 3Kim Jin-su
Jeonbuk Hyundai
- 6Hwang In-beom
Feyenoord
- 16Jung Woo-young
Al-Sadd
- 17Lee Jae-sung
Mainz
- 7Son Heung-minC
LAFC
- 18Lee Kang-in
Paris Saint-Germain
- 9Oh Hyeon-gyu
Genk
Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.
Full squad and tacticsGroup Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Korea RepublicIn match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽MexicoIn match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Estadio Guadalajara
(Estadio Akron)
Match #28 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Estadio Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Capacity 49,850 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone21:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)18:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)02:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)03:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)22:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)22:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)10:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)11:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)02:00 GMT+1