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| The second group qualifying match between South Korea and Mexico for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was held at Rostov Arena in Russia early on the 24th (Korea time). At the end of the game 1-2, Mexico's Chicharito approaches Son Heung-min to comfort him. Rostov (Russia) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2018.06.24/ |
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Mexican media shed light on the "hat trick man" and the all-time record ahead of the second warm-up match between South Korea and Mexico in September.
On the 7th (local time), Mexican media 'esto'South Korea faced the most non-American countries in history' and faced off 14 times in the World Cup, Confederations Cup, Gold Cup, and friendly matches with South Korea, dubbed the 'Asian Tiger'. Mexico has eight wins, two draws and four losses in 14 games, with a winning rate of more than 60%'
Then 'Mexico has won three consecutive games against South Korea over the past decade. At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, goals from Javier Hernandez and Carlos Vela beat South Korea, where Son Heung-min scored one goal. In the 2020 friendly, goals from Raul Jimenez, Uriel Antuna and Carlos Salcedo won the match 3-2. In 2014, he won 4-0 thanks to Alan Pulido's hat trick and Oribe Peralta's extra goal. The game that started the winning streak...'
The friendly match between South Korea and Mexico in January 2014 in San Diego is the trial of the upcoming warm-up match between the two teams. This is true in that it will be played in the United States with a few months left before the World Cup. South Korea, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, and Mexico, led by head coach Javier Aguirre, will clash at 10 a.m. on the 10th at Geodis Park in Nashville. In the first warm-up match against the U.S. on the 7th, South Korea gained momentum by winning 2-0 with consecutive goals by Son Heung-min and Lee Dong-kyung.
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Each time Mexico and Korea face off, history remembers Pulido. Pulido played like a hero, scoring three goals on the day he made his debut for the Mexican national team. 'Through his performance against Korea, Pulido, who was 22 years old at the time, emerged as a new attacking prospect for Mexico and was also included in the 23-man roster for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
Pulido played 20 games for the Mexican national team, scoring five goals, three of them against South Korea. Since the match against Korea, he has scored only two goals in 19 games, and he has not been called by the national team since 2021. Pulido, who played for Greece (Olympiacos) and the U.S. (Kansas City), returned to Mexico this year and is playing for Guadalajara.
Pulido's memories are still fresh ahead of the new showdown between Mexico and Korea. His hat-trick is more than just an anecdote, and the confrontation between the two countries remains a part of history. The striker from Tamaulipas became an unexpected protagonist. The head coach who led Korea at the time was current coach Hong Myung-bo, who set up a squad only with domestic teams because he was not called up for European teams. Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) defended the goal that day.
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According to 'esto', Pulido ranked second in the all-time top scorer ranking against Korea. First place was Ricardo Pellaes, who scored five goals, including four in a friendly match against South Korea in 1989 and one in a match against South Korea at the 1998 World Cup in France. Luis Hernandez is followed by Jimenez, Chicharito and Bella with two goals each.
Among them, Jimenez, who was Hwang Hee-chan's teammate at Wolverhampton, was included in the A-match list in September and is set to play against Korea. Jimenez also started against Japan (0-0 draw) on the 7th.
Meanwhile, Aguirre finished the match against Japan and said, `We did not get ahead of Japan. The opponent made the game difficult and put a lot of pressure on it. It surprised us with its fast speed and concentration. Most of the players were from Europe, so the speed was different. This kind of game helps us gauge our current position."
Captain and key defensive midfielder Edson Alvarez (Fenerbahce) was replaced by a thigh muscle injury during the first half of the match against Japan, making it uncertain to play in the match against Korea. Main center back Cesar Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow) was sent off directly at the end of the game and cannot play against Korea.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
