Mexico is nearly onto the knockout rounds with plenty of time to spare.
Carlos Vela converted a PK and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez also scored in a 2-1 win over South Korea on Saturday in Rostov-on-Don.
Heung-min Son buried a shot in stoppage time for South Korea’s goal.
El Tri got another decent performance from Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, who also scored Mexico’s goal in a 1-0 win over Germany.
A Swedish win or draw against Germany at 2 p.m. ET moves Mexico onto the knockout rounds.
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A handball allowed Vela his chance from the spot, and Mexico had its lead after 26 minutes.
Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa made several decent stops for Mexico in the win, though South Korea were admittedly wasteful in the final third.
Lozano then cued up Mexico’s insurance goal from Chicharito, who danced around a defender before bounding a ball home.
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Son scored a beautiful goal in the third minute of stoppage time to put South Korea on the board.