Mexico beats South Korea 1-0, clinches World Cup knockout spot

sportsJun 19, 2026361,264

Luis Romo scored in the 50th minute in Guadalajara to give Mexico a 1-0 victory over South Korea. The win clinched El Tri a place in the World Cup round of 32, advancing Mexico from its group with matches still to play. The result alters Group A dynamics and forces other contenders to chase points to preserve their qualification hopes.

Jeremy Lindenfeld

@jeremotographs.bsky.social

Koreatown, Los Angeles the moment Mexico scored their goal against South Korea.

3453h ago

KUNA7

I was there too. The streets erupted, but it was weird seeing all the Korean flags still flying

saandress.bsky.social5

Great atmosphere everywhere. Bars with the game on and groups of people watching from the street. Electric, fun, community 🇲🇽/🇺🇸❤️

onevoiceofmany.bsky.social4

Soccer now brings forth more joy than the NFL.

ELIZE2

That's one way to get a party started in Koreatown! 🎉

Brittany Andrews2

That goal was worth celebrating! 🇲🇽⚽ The atmosphere must've been absolutely electric. What a moment!

Pop Crave

@popcrave.com

Mexico becomes the first team to qualify for the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

3203h ago

Laura Martínez 🥑

@miblogestublog.bsky.social

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico becomes first country to reach knockout stage of World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0

1004h ago

San Francisco Chronicle

@sfchronicle.com

Mexico soccer fans celebrate the team’s 1-0 win over South Korea at a watch party outside San Francisco’s Chase Center on Thursday. 🇲🇽🇰🇷

832h ago

mike taddow

@miketaddow.bsky.social

loving the sportsmanship between mexico & south korea after this match. the love affair between fans of these two nations continues to grow. we gon see a bunch of juan kim’s in the world soon. the world cup!

714h ago

Brent Toderian

@brenttoderian.bsky.social

“One of the Socceroos in a green-and-gold jersey spotted my media accreditation lanyard, pulled me aside, grabbed my shoulders, and shouted, ‘This is phenomenal! Tell the world!’ before disappearing… this perfectly summed up the atmosphere of Vancouver’s downtown late in the afternoon.” #WorldCup

564h ago

TSN

@tsnofficial.bsky.social

MEXICO ARE ADVANCING TO THE ROUND OF 32! 🇲🇽 After winning both of their first two games of the #FIFAWorldCup, Mexico finish at the top of their group and are moving on!

444h ago

Jeff Rueter

@jeffrueter.bsky.social

NEW: "They want[ed] a yellow, but for me it makes no sense.” "He’s someone that we love a lot.” "To see someone like that go down in such a needless challenge? It’s frustrating.” After their 6-0 World Cup win, Canada grappled with Ismaél Koné's leg injury. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

354h ago

Jeff Yang

@originalsp.in

Great game, Mexico! 👏👏👏 South Korea hung in there but man…heartbreaking to lose on that goalkeeper flub.

244h ago

Author Myron J. Clifton

@deardean22.bsky.social

What a fun and intense match. Mexico score on a massive keeper error by South Korea to squeeze out a crucial 1- Nil win Whew!

162h ago

MadGreek 🧿

@madgreek2024.bsky.social

Just got back from watching the match between Mexico vs South Korea from Seattle with local fans. Tough match but Mexico pulled it off winning 1-0. Love the golden hours around 8-9pm, the view from Pike's Market looking at the big screens belong, as the ferry rolls in. Good Night Bluesky.