2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

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2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.

Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 27 June 2018. [1] The group consisted of defending champions Germany, Mexico, Sweden, and South Korea. [2] Sweden and Mexico were the top two teams that advanced to the round of 16.

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The surprise elimination of Germany marked the first time since 1938 that they did not advance beyond the first round, [3] specifically the group stage which was first introduced in 1950. [4] [5] The early German exit was "greeted with shock in newspapers around the world". [6]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2017 [nb 1] June 2018
F1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 UEFA UEFA Group C winners5 October 201719th [nb 2] 2014 (champions)Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)11
F2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 CONCACAF CONCACAF fifth round winners1 September 201716th 2014 (round of 16)Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)1615
F3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3 UEFA UEFA second round winners13 November 201712th 2006 (round of 16)Runners-up (1958)2524
F4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4 AFC AFC third round Group A runners-up5 September 201710th 2014 (group stage)Fourth place (2002)6257
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. Germany competed between 1951 and 1990 as West Germany.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 320152+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 32013416
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31023303
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31022423
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are local time. [1]

Germany vs Mexico

The two teams had faced each other 11 times, including three FIFA World Cup games all of which were German victories: 6–0 in 1978 (first group stage), 2–1 in 1998 (round of 16), but a 1986 quarter-final game being the most significant, which ended with a German penalty shoot-out victory. [7]

Timo Werner fired a warning shot across the face of Guillermo Ochoa's goal during the first minutes of the match. Héctor Moreno headed straight at Manuel Neuer from their clearest opening. Javier Hernández's one-two with Andrés Guardado allowed him to spin away from Mats Hummels just inside the Germany half and feed Hirving Lozano down the left. Lozano then cut inside the resistance offered by the back-tracking Mesut Özil to crash a low right foot shot inside Neuer's right post. However, two minutes later, Toni Kroos's free-kick arrowed towards the top corner. Ochoa denied the midfielder's shot, pushing the ball against the crossbar. Near the end Joshua Kimmich and Werner came close to scoring, but their attempts were unsuccessful. Julian Brandt had one final chance to equalize in the 89th minute, but he hit the post from outside the box. [8] [9]

This defeat represented the first time that Germany had lost the opening game in defence of their trophy. They beat Argentina 3–1 in 1958, drew 0–0 with Poland in 1978, and defeated Bolivia 1–0 in 1994. [10] Germany lost their opening match at a World Cup for only the second time, having done so in 1982, against Algeria. This is the third consecutive World Cup in which the reigning champion has failed to win their opening match – Italy drew 1–1 with Paraguay in 2010, while Spain lost 5–1 against the Netherlands in 2014; and also the fourth champions failed to win their opening match, as France lost 0–1 to Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (all of whom had been knocked out at the group stage). Germany had 26 shots, the most by a side without scoring in a World Cup fixture since 2006 (Portugal v England, 29 shots in a 0–0 draw). [8] Conversely, Mexico beat Germany for only the second time – their last win against them came in a friendly in June 1985. However, Mexico's victory over Germany marked the first time a team from the CONCACAF region defeated Germany in the World Cup. Additionally, Mexico became the first team from the Americas to defeat Germany at a World Cup in almost 16 years – the last time Germany lost to either a North- or South-American team was at the 2002 final against Brazil. Rafael Márquez featured in his fifth World Cup finals, becoming just the third player to achieve this feat – along with Mexico's Antonio Carbajal and Germany's Lothar Matthäus. [9]

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011 [11]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
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Germany [12]
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Mexico [12]
GK1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB18 Joshua Kimmich
CB17 Jérôme Boateng
CB5 Mats Hummels Yellow card.svg 84'
LB2 Marvin Plattenhardt Sub off.svg 79'
CM8 Toni Kroos
CM6 Sami Khedira Sub off.svg 60'
RW13 Thomas Müller Yellow card.svg 83'
AM10 Mesut Özil
LW7 Julian Draxler
CF9 Timo Werner Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
FW11 Marco Reus Sub on.svg 60'
FW23 Mario Gómez Sub on.svg 79'
MF20 Julian Brandt Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
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GK13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB3 Carlos Salcedo
CB2 Hugo Ayala
CB15 Héctor Moreno Yellow card.svg 40'
LB23 Jesús Gallardo
CM16 Héctor Herrera Yellow card.svg 90'
CM18 Andrés Guardado (c)Sub off.svg 74'
RW7 Miguel Layún
AM11 Carlos Vela Sub off.svg 58'
LW22 Hirving Lozano Sub off.svg 66'
CF14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF21 Edson Álvarez Sub on.svg 58'
FW9 Raúl Jiménez Sub on.svg 66'
DF4 Rafael Márquez Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
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Man of the Match:
Hirving Lozano (Mexico) [11]

Assistant referees: [12]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Mark Geiger (United States)

Sweden vs South Korea

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The two teams had faced each other four times, most recently in 2005, a 2–2 draw in a friendly game. [13]

Sweden's defence was tested by a South Korean attack in the early stages. Andreas Granqvist was denied a shot at goal by a last-ditch interception by Kim Young-gwon. [14] Marcus Berg was close to score midway through the first half but his close range shot was beaten away by Jo Hyeon-woo, while South Korea did not manage a single shot on target. Jo also saved from Ola Toivonen's header following a free-kick. In the start to the second half, both sides exchanged chances within the first six minutes. There was a short delay for Kim Min-woo's foul on Viktor Claesson to be analysed on video and for the referee to point to the spot but it did not affect Granqvist, who sent Jo the wrong way. [15] Hwang Hee-chan spurned a glorious opportunity late on, heading wide from 10 yards out, as Sweden ultimately held on for a precious three points. [14]

This was Sweden's first win in their opening match at a World Cup since beating Mexico 3–0 as hosts in 1958. [16] South Korea lost their opening match at a World Cup for the first time since 1998 when they lost 3–1 against Mexico. Sweden's goal was the first they had scored in 402 minutes of international football. [15]

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Sweden [18]
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South Korea [18]
GK1 Robin Olsen
RB6 Ludwig Augustinsson
CB4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
CB18 Pontus Jansson
LB2 Mikael Lustig
RM17 Viktor Claesson Yellow card.svg 61'
CM7 Sebastian Larsson Sub off.svg 81'
CM8 Albin Ekdal Sub off.svg 71'
LM10 Emil Forsberg
CF9 Marcus Berg
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Substitutions:
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Manager:
Janne Andersson
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GK23 Jo Hyeon-woo
RB2 Lee Yong
CB20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB19 Kim Young-gwon
LB6 Park Joo-ho Sub off.svg 28'
CM17 Lee Jae-sung
CM16 Ki Sung-yueng (c)
CM13 Koo Ja-cheol Sub off.svg 73'
RF11 Hwang Hee-chan Yellow card.svg 55'
CF9 Kim Shin-wook Yellow card.svg 13'Sub off.svg 66'
LF7 Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
DF12 Kim Min-woo Sub on.svg 28'
MF15 Jung Woo-young Sub on.svg 66'
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Manager:
Shin Tae-yong

Man of the Match:
Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) [17]

Assistant referees: [18]
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

South Korea vs Mexico

The two teams had met in 12 matches, including one game at the 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by Mexico 3–1. [13] The match was attended by the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in.

In the 12th minute, Hirving Lozano made a block to deny Lee Yong. Nine minutes later, Son Heung-min shot a low drive which Héctor Moreno helped to keep out. Jang Hyun-soo handled Andrés Guardado's cross and the referee awarded a penalty, Carlos Vela stepped up and sent Jo Hyeon-woo the wrong way. Two minutes later, Miguel Layún lashed his effort over from close range. South Korea wanted a penalty of their own after the restart when Moon Seon-min's strike clipped Carlos Salcedo's arm, but the referee waved away their appeals. Jo lunged to his right to tip Javier Hernández's shot wide. [19] Lozano drove into space, Vela drew away to the right as the ball went left to Hernández, who checked back and clipped low past Jo. [20] In the third minute of stoppage time, Son struck from 20-yards into the top-left corner. [19]

Before Son's goal, South Korea had gone 288 minutes without scoring at the World Cup, their longest ever such drought. [21] Hernández scored his 50th goal for Mexico, becoming the inaugural player of the Mexico national team to reach that milestone. Mexico has won consecutive matches at the World Cup starting with their inaugural achievement at the 2002 World Cup. Hernández is the third player to score at three World Cups, preceded by Mexico's Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Rafael Márquez. [20]

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Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472 [22]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
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South Korea [23]
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Mexico [23]
GK23 Jo Hyeon-woo
RB2 Lee Yong Yellow card.svg 63'
CB20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB19 Kim Young-gwon Yellow card.svg 58'
LB12 Kim Min-woo Sub off.svg 84'
RM18 Moon Seon-min Sub off.svg 77'
CM8 Ju Se-jong Sub off.svg 64'
CM16 Ki Sung-yueng (c)
LM11 Hwang Hee-chan
CF17 Lee Jae-sung
CF7 Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
MF10 Lee Seung-woo Yellow card.svg 72'Sub on.svg 64'
MF15 Jung Woo-young Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 77'
DF14 Hong Chul Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
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GK13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB21 Edson Álvarez
CB3 Carlos Salcedo
CB15 Héctor Moreno
LB23 Jesús Gallardo
CM7 Miguel Layún
CM16 Héctor Herrera
CM18 Andrés Guardado (c)Sub off.svg 68'
RF11 Carlos Vela Sub off.svg 77'
CF14 Javier Hernández
LF22 Hirving Lozano Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
DF4 Rafael Márquez Sub on.svg 68'
MF17 Jesús Manuel Corona Sub on.svg 71'
MF10 Giovani dos Santos Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico) [22]

Assistant referees: [23]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Germany vs Sweden

The two teams had met in 36 previous matches, including four FIFA World Cup games, the latest of these being a 2–0 Germany win in the 2006 World Cup round of 16. [24]

Julian Draxler had a shot blocked from close range before he toe-poked a left-footed effort narrowly wide from a tight angle soon after. Sebastian Rudy left the field with a bloody nose after a collision with Ola Toivonen moments before he burst into the box to control a Viktor Claesson cross on his chest and lift his shot over Manuel Neuer into the far corner of the net. Three minutes into the second half, Germany drew level when Timo Werner's cross found Marco Reus, who met it with his knee and turned the ball into the bottom corner of the net. With just under 10 minutes left, Jérôme Boateng was dismissed after picking up a second yellow card for a tackle on Marcus Berg, and Neuer then made a one-handed save to deny substitute John Guidetti from a downward header. [25] Toni Kroos tapped a free-kick short to Reus before sweeping the return pass into the top right corner from left of the penalty area with his right foot. [26]

Kroos' goal in (94.39) is the latest winner ever scored on the World Cup stage. The previous record belonged to Francesco Totti, who found the net late on (94.26) against Australia in 2006. [27] Germany came from behind at half-time to win a World Cup match for the first time since 1974 – which was also against Sweden (0–1 at HT, won 4–2). Sweden have lost a World Cup group-stage match for the first time since June 1990, when they lost to Costa Rica – this defeat ends a run of 10 group games unbeaten. Boateng is the first player to be sent off at the World Cup for Germany since Miroslav Klose in 2010 against Serbia. [26]

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287 [28]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
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Germany [29]
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Sweden [29]
GK1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB18 Joshua Kimmich
CB16 Antonio Rüdiger
CB17 Jérôme Boateng Yellow card.svg 71' Yellow-red card.svg 82'
LB3 Jonas Hector Sub off.svg 87'
CM19 Sebastian Rudy Sub off.svg 31'
CM8 Toni Kroos
RW13 Thomas Müller
AM7 Julian Draxler Sub off.svg 46'
LW11 Marco Reus
CF9 Timo Werner
Substitutions:
MF21 İlkay Gündoğan Sub on.svg 31'
FW23 Mario Gómez Sub on.svg 46'
MF20 Julian Brandt Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
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GK1 Robin Olsen
RB2 Mikael Lustig
CB3 Victor Lindelöf
CB4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM17 Viktor Claesson Sub off.svg 74'
CM7 Sebastian Larsson Yellow card.svg 90+7'
CM8 Albin Ekdal Yellow card.svg 52'
LM10 Emil Forsberg
CF9 Marcus Berg Sub off.svg 90'
CF20 Ola Toivonen Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
MF21 Jimmy Durmaz Sub on.svg 74'
FW11 John Guidetti Sub on.svg 78'
FW22 Isaac Kiese Thelin Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Janne Andersson

Man of the Match:
Marco Reus (Germany) [28]

Assistant referees: [29]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Clément Turpin (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

South Korea vs Germany

The two teams had faced each other three times, including two FIFA World Cup games, one at the 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, which ended with a 1–0 victory for Germany, and one at the 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage, a Germany 3–2 victory. [7] Despite South Korea's two previous losses, they were not eliminated just yet. For South Korea to have any chance of advancing, Mexico would have to defeat Sweden in their match that same day, and South Korea would then have to defeat Germany by at least two goals, a feat predicted to be highly improbable going in, with the South Korean coach before the game predicting that it had a "one percent" chance of happening. [30] [31]

Son Heung-min shot wide from the edge of the penalty area before Marco Reus shot one towards goal at the other end only to see it blocked. Leon Goretzka drew a one-handed save from Jo Hyeon-woo with a header from the middle of the penalty area, the South Korean goalkeeper diving to his right and pushing the ball away at full stretch. Two minutes into the second-half's stoppage time, Son's corner from the left reached Kim Young-gwon at the far post who scored into the right corner from six yards out with his left foot, the offside decision that followed was overruled by a VAR decision. [32] Ju Se-jong won the ball off Manuel Neuer who had been at the other end of the pitch in order to join the German attack, thus leaving the goal undefended, and hit a long ball to Son, who ran onto the ball and tapped into an empty net from close range to score the second. [33] [34]

Had Mexico defeated Sweden in their final group stage match that same day, a South Korean victory over Germany by at least two goals would have advanced South Korea to the round of 16 based on goal differential, at the expense of Sweden. However, since Sweden defeated Mexico 3–0, the South Koreans were eliminated despite their 2–0 victory over Germany. This marked the second time that South Korea failed to qualify for the knockout stage in consecutive World Cups, having been eliminated in the group stage at the previous tournament and in four consecutive World Cups from 1986 to 1998.

Germany were the fourth defending champions to be eliminated from the group stage at the World Cup in the last five tournaments, following France in 2002, Italy in 2010, and Spain in 2014; and since the new millennium, all champions eliminated in the group stage had been UEFA members. This was only the second time that Germany had been eliminated from the first round at the World Cup, having done so in 1938, while also being the first time since then that Germany failed to finish among the best eight teams of the tournament. However, this was the first time it happened after the first round was converted back to a group stage format in 1950. This was Germany's first ever defeat against an Asian nation in a World Cup match in what was their sixth such match. This was South Korea's first victory (and clean sheet) at the World Cup since their 2–0 win over Greece in 2010. Son's goal for South Korea (95:52) was the latest goal Germany had ever conceded in a 90-minute World Cup match. [34] This was also the first time Germany finished bottom in the World Cup's group stage, one of the worst performances in their history; having been eliminated from the group stage of UEFA Euro 2000 and 2004. South Korea's win also meant that Australia was the only team from the Asian Football Confederation that failed to win a game in their 2018 World Cup campaign. Germany would also suffer the same fate again 4 years later in 2022, this time finishing 3rd of their group stage.

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,835 [35]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
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South Korea [36]
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Germany [36]
GK23 Jo Hyeon-woo
RB2 Lee Yong
CB5 Yun Young-sun
CB19 Kim Young-gwon
LB14 Hong Chul
RM17 Lee Jae-sung Yellow card.svg 23'
CM15 Jung Woo-young Yellow card.svg 9'
CM20 Jang Hyun-soo
LM18 Moon Seon-min Yellow card.svg 48'Sub off.svg 69'
CF13 Koo Ja-cheol Sub off.svg 56'
CF7 Son Heung-min (c)Yellow card.svg 65'
Substitutions:
FW11 Hwang Hee-chan Sub on.svg 56'Sub off.svg 79'
MF8 Ju Se-jong Sub on.svg 69'
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Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
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GK1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB18 Joshua Kimmich
CB5 Mats Hummels
CB15 Niklas Süle
LB3 Jonas Hector Sub off.svg 78'
CM6 Sami Khedira Sub off.svg 58'
CM8 Toni Kroos
RW14 Leon Goretzka Sub off.svg 63'
AM10 Mesut Özil
LW11 Marco Reus
CF9 Timo Werner
Substitutions:
FW23 Mario Gómez Sub on.svg 58'
FW13 Thomas Müller Sub on.svg 63'
MF20 Julian Brandt Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Jo Hyeon-woo (South Korea) [35]

Assistant referees: [36]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Mexico vs Sweden

The two teams had met in nine previous matches, including a 1958 FIFA World Cup group stage match won by Sweden 3–0. [13]

Sweden got the breakthrough five minutes into the second half, Ludwig Augustinsson volleyed past Guillermo Ochoa when Viktor Claesson's mishit sat him up. The referee pointed to the spot when Héctor Moreno slid in on Marcus Berg and Andreas Granqvist shot into the top-left corner. In the 74th minute, substitute Isaac Kiese Thelin flicked on a long throw-in before Edson Álvarez accidentally hit the ball into his own net with his left thigh. [37]

Mexico qualify for the knockout stages for the seventh consecutive World Cup despite this defeat thanks to South Korea's 2–0 victory over Germany. [38] This was Sweden's biggest win in a World Cup match since they defeated Bulgaria 4–0 in 1994 in the third-place play-off match. Granqvist became the first Swedish player to score two or more goals in a single World Cup tournament since Henrik Larsson in 2002. This was Mexico's worst defeat at the World Cup since they were beaten 6–0 by Germany in 1978. Jesús Gallardo was shown a yellow card after just 15 seconds in this game – the quickest anyone has ever been booked in the World Cup. [39]

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Mexico [41]
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Sweden [41]
GK13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB21 Edson Álvarez
CB3 Carlos Salcedo
CB15 Héctor Moreno Yellow card.svg 61'
LB23 Jesús Gallardo Yellow card.svg 1'Sub off.svg 65'
CM18 Andrés Guardado (c)Sub off.svg 75'
CM16 Héctor Herrera
RW7 Miguel Layún Yellow card.svg 86'Sub off.svg 89'
AM11 Carlos Vela
LW22 Hirving Lozano
CF14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF8 Marco Fabián Sub on.svg 65'
MF17 Jesús Manuel Corona Sub on.svg 75'
FW19 Oribe Peralta Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK1 Robin Olsen
RB2 Mikael Lustig Yellow card.svg 88'
CB3 Victor Lindelöf
CB4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM17 Viktor Claesson
CM7 Sebastian Larsson Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 57'
CM8 Albin Ekdal Sub off.svg 80'
LM10 Emil Forsberg
CF9 Marcus Berg Sub off.svg 68'
CF20 Ola Toivonen
Substitutions:
MF13 Gustav Svensson Sub on.svg 57'
FW22 Isaac Kiese Thelin Sub on.svg 68'
MF15 Oscar Hiljemark Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Janne Andersson

Man of the Match:
Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) [40]

Assistant referees: [41]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [2]

Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 122−5
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 23−5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21−5
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 244−10

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